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When dinner-tih

hers, and led her down-stairs, and presented her to the Patriarch and Mr

Pancks, ere already in the dining-rooin (Mr F's

Aunt was, for the tientle to their characters; the Patriarch

appearing to do her solad

to see her, glad to see her; and Mr Pancks blowing off his favourite

sound as a salute

In that new presence she would have been bashful enough under any

circu on her

drinking a glass of wine and eating of the best that was there; but her

constraint was greatly increased by Mr Pancks The deested to her ht be a taker of

likenesses, so intently did he look at her, and so frequently did he

glance at the little note-book by his side Observing that he made no

sketch, however, and that he talked about business only, she began to