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Rebecca Is in Presence of the Enemy

           Wegenerallyusegoats’milk;and,‘gad,doyouknow,I’vegottopreferit!"

           "Youwon’tlikeEVERYTHINGfromIndianow,MissSharp,"saidtheoldgentleman;butwhentheladieshadretiredafterdinner,thewilyoldfellowsaidtohisson,"Haveacare,Joe;thatgirlissettinghercapatyou."

           "Pooh!nonsense!"saidJoe,highlyflattered."Irecollect,sir,therewasagirlatDumdum,adaughterofCutleroftheArtillery,andafterwardsmarriedtoLance,thesurgeon,whomadeadeadsetatmeintheyear‘4atmeandMulligatawney,whomImentionedtoyoubeforedinneradevilishgoodfellowMulligatawneyhe’samagistrateatBudgebudge,andsuretobeincouncilinfiveyears.Well,sir,theArtillerygaveaball,andQuintin,oftheKing’s14th,saidtome,‘Sedley,’saidhe,‘IbetyouthirteentotenthatSophyCutlerhookseitheryouorMulligatawneybeforetherains.’‘Done,’saysI;andegad,sirthisclaret’sverygood.Adamson’sorCarbonell’s?"

           Aslightsnorewastheonlyreply:thehoneststockbrokerwasasleep,andsotherestofJoseph’sstorywaslostforthatday.Buthewasalwaysexceedinglycommunicativeinaman’sparty,andhastoldthisdelightfultalemanyscoresoftimestohisapothecary,Dr.Gollop,whenhecametoinquireabouttheliverandtheblue-pill

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