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Mr Pancks, with his forht!'

But appearing to be incensed by ie, Mr F's Aunt, instead of relapsing into silence,additional proclamation: 'I hate a fool!'

She imparted to this sentiment, in itself almost Solomonic, so extre it straight at the

visitor's head, that it became necessary to lead Mr F's Aunt from

the roo no

resistance, but inquiring on her way out, 'What he come there for,

then?' with implacable aniacy was a clever

old lady, but was soular, and 'took

dislikes'--peculiarities of which Flora seeood nature shone in the case, Clenna it, now that he was

relieved frolass or

two of wine in peace Foreseeing then that the Pancks would shortly get

under weigh, and that the Patriarch would go to sleep, he pleaded the

necessity of visiting his ? 'Citywards, sir,' said Pancks

'Shall alk together?' said Arthur 'Quite agreeable,' said Pancks Meanwhile Flora wasin rapid snatches for his ear, that there

was a tiolden chain no longer bound him and that she revered the memory of the