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"whose affection cannot nify anything, except to so you, in a corner at home?" said Mr de

Saussure

"Nobody - and that you know Nobody, except h Free as air! Now I have five or

six dear appraisers at my home; who are of opinion that an

epaulette and a commission would add to my value; or rather,

to do them justice, they are very desirous to have le which

occupies all their, thoughts at present I do not mean that

they have no choice, but, one or the other And so a! And really,

as, I said, one signifies so little"

"One is half of two," said Ransom - "and a hundredth part of a

hundred"

"I should like, I think, to be half of two," said De Saussure,

co the hundredth part of

anything"

"But you are going when I go?" said Ransom

"Mrs Randolph says so; and I suppose she will command me

What does Miss Randolph say?"

"Yes, to h Marshall

"I do not quite knohat is either question," I replied; "and

a judge ought to understand his cause"

"Is it e into the mêlée at home,

becauseme they will renounce nify?"