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Toad’s Adventures
Atlast—somehow—heneverrightlyunderstoodhow—heburstthebarriers,attainedthegoal,arrivedatwhereallwaistcoatpocketsareeternallysituated,andfound—notonlynomoney,butnopockettoholdit,andnowaistcoattoholdthepocket!
Tohishorrorherecollectedthathehadleftbothcoatandwaistcoatbehindhiminhiscell,andwiththemhispocket-book,money,keys,watch,matches,pencil-case—allthatmakeslifeworthliving,allthatdistinguishesthemany-pocketedanimal,thelordofcreation,fromtheinferiorone-pocketedorno-pocketedproductionsthathoportripaboutpermissively,unequippedfortherealcontest.
Inhismiseryhemadeonedesperateefforttocarrythethingoff,and,withareturntohisfineoldmanner—ablendoftheSquireandtheCollegeDon—hesaid,"Lookhere!IfindI’veleftmypursebehind.Justgivemethatticket,willyou,andI’llsendthemoneyonto-morrow?I’mwell-knownintheseparts."
Theclerkstaredathimandtherustyblackbonnetamoment,andthenlaughed."Ishouldthinkyouwereprettywellknownintheseparts,"hesaid,"ifyou’vetriedthisgameonoften.Here,standawayfromthewindow,please,madam;you’reobstructingtheotherpassengers!"
Anoldgentlemanwhohadbeenproddinghiminthebackforsomemomentsherethrusthimaway,and,whatwasworse,addressedhimashisgoodwoman,whichangeredToadmorethananythingthathadoccurredthatevening.
