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           Poe,getthereleasepapers,ifyouplease";andthenhefelltowritingagain.

           Poehavingproducedthosepapers,hischiefcalculatedtheamountoftwothousandpoundsstockattherateoftheday;andaskedCaptainOsbornewhetherhewouldtakethesuminachequeuponthebankers,orwhetherheshoulddirectthelattertopurchasestocktothatamount."OneofthelateMrs.Osborne’strusteesisoutoftown,"hesaidindifferently,"butmyclientwishestomeetyourwishes,andhavedonewiththebusinessasquickaspossible."

           "Givemeacheque,sir,"saidtheCaptainverysurlily."Damntheshillingsandhalfpence,sir,"headded,asthelawyerwasmakingouttheamountofthedraft;and,flatteringhimselfthatbythisstrokeofmagnanimityhehadputtheoldquiztotheblush,hestalkedoutoftheofficewiththepaperinhispocket.

           "Thatchapwillbeingaolintwoyears,"Mr.HiggssaidtoMr.Poe.

           "Won’tO.comeround,sir,don’tyouthink?"

           "Won’tthemonumentcomeround,"Mr.Higgsreplied.

           "He’sgoingitprettyfast,"saidtheclerk."He’sonlymarriedaweek,andIsawhimandsomeothermilitarychapshandingMrs.Highflyertohercarriageaftertheplay."Andthenanothercasewascalled,andMr.GeorgeOsbornethenceforthdismissedfromtheseworthygentlemen’smemory

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