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Herbert and I went on fro into our affairs, leaving Margins, and the like exemplary

transactions; and Ti;

and I cae,--in fulfilment of Herbert's prediction, that I should

do so before I knehere I was

Herbert hihtelse than his majority to come into, the event did not make a

profound sensation in Barnard's Inn But we had looked forward to

my one-and-twentieth birthday, with a crowd of speculations and

anticipations, for we had both considered thatdefinite on that occasion

I had taken care to have it well understood in Little Britain when my

birthday was On the day before it, I received an official note frolad if I would call

upon him at five in the afternoon of the auspicious day This convinced

us that soreat was to happen, and threw uardian's office, a model of punctuality

In the outer office Weratulations, and

incidentally rubbed the side of his nose with a folded piece of

tissue-paper that I liked the look of But he said nothing respecting