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"I say, young cove, where are you a-pushing of?"

The speaker was a very tall individual whose sharp-pointed elbow

had, more than once, obtruded itself into , drooping nose set very much

to one side, and was possessed of a re continually lower than the other, thus

lending to his otherwise sinister face an air of droll and

unexpected waggery that was quite startling to behold

All about us were jostling throngs of oho pushed, or were pushed,

laughed, or frowned, according to their several natures; while

above theof

horns, and the crash, and rattle of drulish Country Fair

"Now then, young cove," repeated theof? Don't do it again, or lared balefully at me with one eye

and leered jocosely with the other, and into ain

"You see in that way yourself," I

retorted

"Oh--do I?"

"Yes," said I; "suppose you take your elbow out of my waistcoat"

"'Elber,'" repeated thehis arht you're wantin'--" began the o my arm!"