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the river

Late as was the hour, the Thaes,

and their nu the surface like fire-flies over

aslowly past; and

as he stood directly under the laentleman

within it, who leaned over and hailed him, "Ormiston! I say, Or the handsome face and

aniement for the next half-hour? If not, do me the favor

to take a seat here, and watch London in flames fro down to the water's edge,

and leaping into the boat "With all this bustle of life around here,

one would think it were noonday instead of ht"

"The whole city is astir about these fires Have you any idea they will

be successful?"

"Not the least You know, e till the living are no longer able to bury the dead"

"It will soon cohtly, "if it

continues increasing er as it does now daily How do the bills

of mortality ran to-day?"