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Burlesques

CHAPTER XXIV
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'And it'll be a caution to you, young woman, for the future, to label your children along with the rest of your luggage.' "If my piguniary means had been such as ONCE they was, you may emadgine I'd have ad a speshle train and been hoff like smoak.

As it was, we was obliged to wait 4 mortial hours for the next train (4 ears they seemed to us), and then away we went.
"'My boy! my little boy!' says poor choking Mary Hann, when we got there.

'A parcel in a blue cloak ?' says the man.

'No body claimed him here, and so we sent him back by the mail.

An Irish nurse here gave him some supper, and he's at Paddington by this time.


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