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Mr and Mrs Pocket had a toady neighbor; alady of that highly

syreed with everybody, blessed everybody,

and shed s to circumstances This

lady's na her down to

dinner on the day of ave me to understand on the

stairs, that it was a blow to dear Mrs Pocket that dear Mr Pocket

should be under the necessity of receiving gentlemen to read with hiush of love and confidence

(at that ti less than five minutes); if

they were all like Me, it would be quite another thing

"But dear Mrs Pocket," said Mrs Coiler, "after her early

disappointment (not that dear Mr Pocket was to blaance--"

"Yes,to

cry

"And she is of so aristocratic a disposition--"

"Yes, ain, with the same object as before

"--That it is hard," said Mrs Coiler, "to have dear Mr Pocket's time

and attention diverted froht be harder if the butcher's time

and attention were diverted froh to do in keeping a bashful watch upon h what passed between Mrs Pocket and