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The chaise door was now thrown open, and three gentlehted

The first was a short, plethoric individual, bull-necked and loud

of voice, for I could hear hi the post-boy for

soentle box beneath one arm, and who paused to fondle his

whisker, and look up at the inn with an exaggerated air of disgust;

while the third stood reatcoat, and stared straight before hiether, and, while the

languid gentleman paused to survey hiainst the wall, the plethoric individual

bustled to the fire, and, loosening his coats and neckerchief,

spread out his hands to the blaze

"A good half-hour before our tientle out of the ith his

hands still deep in his pockets; "we did the last ten lass of brandy?"

At this, his languid companion turned frolanced at the silent figure by the

"By all h Sir Jasper would hardly see of the

shoulders, he turned back to the ain