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"O dear old Pip, old chap," said Joe "God knows as I forgive you, if I

have anythink to forgive!"

"Ao up and look at my old little room, and rest there a few

minutes by o

with er-post, dear Joe and Biddy, before we say

good by!"

I sold all I had, and put aside as much as I could, for a coave me ample time to pay them in full,--and I

went out and joined Herbert Within a land,

and within two months I was clerk to Clarriker and Co, and within four

months I assumed my first undivided responsibility For the bea at Mill Pond Bank had then ceased to trerowls and was at peace, and Herbert had gone away to

e of the Eastern Branch until

he brought her back

Many a year went round before I was a partner in the House; but I lived