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Burlesques

CHAPTER XXIV
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You have already pleased her,--your admirable manners must succeed in captivating her, and a fond father's wishes will be crowned on the day in which you enter our family.' "'Recklect, gents,' says I to the 2 lords,--'a barging's a barging--I'll pay hoff Southdown's Jews, when I'm his brother.

As a STRAYNGER'-- (this I said in a sarcastickle toan)--'I wouldn't take such a LIBBATY.

When I'm your suninlor I'll treble the valyou of your estayt.

I'll make your incumbrinces as right as a trivit, and restor the ouse of Bareacres to its herly splender.

But a pig in a poak is not the way of transacting bisniss imployed by Jeames De la Pluche, Esquire.' "And I had a right to speak in this way.


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