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Chapter 28

           

           MrsJarleywasnotslowtoexpressheradmirationatthishappyresult,andcarriedheryoungfriendandpupiltoinspecttheremainingarrangementswithindoors,byvirtueofwhichthepassagehadbeenalreadyconvertedintoagroveofgreen-baizehungwiththeinscriptionshehadalreadyseen(MrSlum’sproductions),andahighlyornamentedtableplacedattheupperendforMrsJarleyherself,atwhichshewastopresideandtakethemoney,incompanywithhisMajestyKingGeorgetheThird,MrGrimaldiasclown,MaryQueenofScots,ananonymousgentlemanoftheQuakerpersuasion,andMrPittholdinginhishandacorrectmodelofthebillfortheimpositionofthewindowduty.Thepreparationswithoutdoorshadnotbeenneglectedeither;anunofgreatpersonalattractionswastellingherbeadsonthelittleporticooverthedoor;andabrigandwiththeblackestpossibleheadofhair,andtheclearestpossiblecomplexion,wasatthatmomentgoingroundthetowninacart,consultingtheminiatureofalady.

           ItnowonlyremainedthatMrSlum’scompositionsshouldbejudiciouslydistributed;thatthepatheticeffusionsshouldfindtheirwaytoallprivatehousesandtradespeople;andthattheparodycommencing‘IfIknow’dadonkey,’shouldbeconfinedtothetaverns,andcirculatedonlyamongthelawyers’clerksandchoicespiritsoftheplace

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