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fiercely, the other curiously, until the re-appearance of the landlord

with a very lugubrious and woebegone countenance It struck Sir Norman

that it was about time to start for the ruin; and, with an eye to

business, he turned to cross-examine mine host a trifle

"What have they done with that man?" he asked by way of preface

"Sent hi his elbows

on the counter and his chin in his hands, and staring dismally at the

opposite wall "Ah! Lord 'a' h!" said Sir Norht of

his beautiful Leoline, a victim of the merciless pestilence "Have there

been roaned the man "Lord! ill become of us?"

"You seelass of

wine and handing it to him "Just drink this, and don't borrow trouble

They say sack is a sure specific against the plague"

Mine host drained the buroan

"If I thought that, sir, I'd not be sober froh I will be in a plague-pit in less than a

week O Lord! have mercy on us!"