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           Wellerwasdispellingallthefeverishremainsofthepreviousevening’sconviviality,throughtheinstrumentalityofahalfpennyshower-bath(havinginducedayounggentlemanattachedtothestabledepartment,bytheofferofthatcoin,topumpoverhisheadandface,untilhewasperfectlyrestored),whenhewasattractedbytheappearanceofayoungfellowinmulberry-colouredlivery,whowassittingonabenchintheyard,readingwhatappearedtobeahymn-book,withanairofdeepabstraction,butwhooccasionallystoleaglanceattheindividualunderthepump,asifhetooksomeinterestinhisproceedings,nevertheless.

           ‘You’rearum’untolookat,youare!’thoughtMr.Weller,thefirsttimehiseyesencounteredtheglanceofthestrangerinthemulberrysuit,whohadalarge,sallow,uglyface,verysunkeneyes,andagigantichead,fromwhichdependedaquantityoflankblackhair.‘You’rearum’un!’thoughtMr.Weller;andthinkingthis,hewentonwashinghimself,andthoughtnomoreabouthim.

           Stillthemankeptglancingfromhishymn-booktoSam,andfromSamtohishymn-book,asifhewantedtoopenaconversation.Soatlast,Sam,bywayofgivinghimanopportunity,saidwithafamiliarnod

           ‘Howareyou,governor?’

           ‘Iamhappytosay,Iamprettywell,Sir,’saidtheman,speakingwithgreatdeliberation,andclosingthebook.

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