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The Gentle, yawned, laid aside the

"Gazette," and getting upon his legs (which, like all things truly

dignified, were never given to hurry), they, in due season, brought

his at the

increasing thunder of each repeated summons Therefore the

Gentle paused

long enough to vindicate and cos, proceeded to open the

portal of Nu the person

of the i

eye peculiar to footmen, immediately frowned and shook his head: "The hother door, le

of his nose a littleonly,

if you please" Having said which, he shut the door again; that

is to say,--very nearly, for strive as he , by reason of a round and soeneral conforeon or staff But, applying his eye to the aperture, he saw

that this very obtrusive object was nothing

(that is to say, a wooden one), which was attached to the person of

a burly, broad-shouldered, fiercely bewhiskered ood-natured visage was appropriately

shaded by a very shiny glazed hat

"Avast there!" said this personage in deep, albeit jovial tones,

"ease away there, my lad,--stand by and let old Timbertoes come