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it, you young scoundrel, the longest day you have to live"

Mr Trabb then bent over number four, and in a sort of deferential

confidence recoht article for suentry, an article that

it would ever be an honor to hiuished

fellons

worn "Are you bringing nuabond," said Mr

Trabb to the boy after that, "or shall I kick you out of the shop and

bring them myself?"

I selected the materials for a suit, with the assistance of Mr Trabb's

judgh Mr

Trabb had my measure already, and had previously been quite contented

with it, he said apologetically that it "wouldn't do under existing

circumstances, sir,--wouldn't do at all" So, Mr Trabb measured and

calculated me in the parlor, as if I were an estate and he the finest

species of surveyor, and gave himself such a world of trouble that

I felt that no suit of clothes could possibly remunerate him for his

pains When he had at last done and had appointed to send the articles

to Mr Pu, he said, with his hand

upon the parlor lock, "I know, sir, that London gentlemen cannot be

expected to patronize local work, as a rule; but if you would give me a

turn now and then in the quality of a towns, sir, ed--Door!"