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Mr. Micawber’s Transactions

           ‘Pray,haveyouthoughtaboutthatemigrationproposalofmine?’

           ‘Mydearmadam,’returnedMr.Micawber,‘perhapsIcannotbetterexpresstheconclusionatwhichMrs.Micawber,yourhumbleservant,andImayaddourchildren,havejointlyandseverallyarrived,thanbyborrowingthelanguageofanillustriouspoet,toreplythatourBoatisontheshore,andourBarkisonthesea.’

           ‘That’sright,’saidmyaunt.‘Iaugurallsortofgoodfromyoursensibledecision.’

           ‘Madam,youdousagreatdealofhonour,’herejoined.Hethenreferredtoamemorandum.‘Withrespecttothepecuniaryassistanceenablingustolaunchourfrailcanoeontheoceanofenterprise,Ihavereconsideredthatimportantbusiness-point;andwouldbegtoproposemynotesofhand—drawn,itisneedlesstostipulate,onstampsoftheamountsrespectivelyrequiredbythevariousActsofParliamentapplyingtosuchsecurities—ateighteen,twenty-four,andthirtymonths.ThepropositionIoriginallysubmitted,wastwelve,eighteen,andtwenty-four;butIamapprehensivethatsuchanarrangementmightnotallowsufficienttimefortherequisiteamountof—Something—toturnup.Wemightnot,’saidMr.Micawber,lookingroundtheroomasifitrepresentedseveralhundredacresofhighlycultivatedland,‘onthefirstresponsibilitybecomingdue,havebeensuccessfulinourharvest,orwemightnothavegotourharvestin.

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