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His hair, as well as his beard and mustache, was coal-black; his eyes,

too, were black and sparkling, and his teeth remarkably brilliant He

was rather carelessly but well and fashionably dressed, in a

suold chain, exquisitely wrought,

across his vest I never saw a sloss than that upon

his shirt-bosoli tip of fire He

carried a stick with a wooden head, carved in vivid imitation of that

of a serpent I hated him, partly, I do believe, froarb with his well-ordered foppishness

"Well, sir," said I, a little ashamed of my first irritation, but still

with no waste of civility, "be pleased to speak at once, as I have ret thatyou was a little unfortunate,"

said the stranger, s; for he seeree, how I stood affected towards him "I intended

no offence, and shall certainly comport myself with due ceremony

hereafter Ia lady,

formerly of my acquaintance, who is now resident in your Coely concerned in your social enterprise You call