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'But stop a bit!' said Mr Meagles, opening his eyes with a fresh

discovery 'Then on the reat

aunt' 'Of course she is' 'Aye, aye, aye?' said Mr Meagles with lad to see him We'll entertain him as well as we can, in our

humble way; and we shall not starve hiue, Clennales, like that which hadDoyce by the collar But his

good friend had a weakness which none of us need go into the next street

to find, and which no a

subdue in him Clennam looked at Doyce; but Doyce knew all about it

beforehand, and looked at his plate, and ed to you,' said Gowan, to conclude the subject

'Clarence is a great ass, but he is one of the dearest and best fellows

that ever lived!' It appeared, before the breakfast was over, that everybody whom this

Gowan kneas either more or less of an ass, or , the ,