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Varney the Vampire

CHAPTER XV
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Charles Holland was my poor sister's son; he's the only relative I have in the wide world, and his happiness is dearer to my heart than my own." Crinkles turned aside, and, by the twinkle of his eyes, one might premise that the honest little lawyer was much affected.
"God bless you, sir," he said; "farewell." "Good day to you." "Good-bye, lawyer," cried Jack.

"Mind how you go.

D--n me, if you don't seem a decent sort of fellow, and, after all, you may give the devil a clear berth, and get into heaven's straits with a flowing sheet, provided as you don't, towards the end of the voyage, make any lubberly blunders." The old admiral threw himself into a chair with a deep sigh.
"Jack," said he.
"Aye, aye, sir." "What's to be done now ?" Jack opened the window to discharge the superfluous moisture from an enormous quid he had indulged himself with while the lawyer was telling about the vampyre, and then again turning his face towards his master, he said,-- "Do! What shall we do?
Why, go at once and find out Charles, our _nevy_, and ask him all about it, and see the young lady, too, and lay hold o' the _wamphigher_ if we can, as well, and go at the whole affair broadside to broadside, till we make a prize of all the particulars, after which we can turn it over in our minds agin, and see what's to be done." "Jack, you are right.

Come along." "I knows I am.

Do you know now which way to steer ?" "Of course not.


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