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You will be shocked, my dear readers, to hear that the account of this box was as disagreeable as a dose of physic to poor Julia. Nay it was worse than physic, for a peppermint-drop can take the taste of that away in a minute. But not all the peppermint-drops in a chymist's shop could take away the taste of the fillagree-box from Julia.
Peyton, will you be so good as to take a walk to Temple-Bar? You will there see a chymist's shop; at which you will be pleased to buy for me an ounce of oil of vitriol; not spirit of vitriol, but oil of vitriol. It will cost three half-pence. Peyton immediately went, and returned with it, and told him it cost but a penny.
Furnival said that she had the honour of acquaintance with Lady Mason; but on this occasion also she exhibited but little fervour. "I shall meet her up in town to-morrow," said Lucius. "She is coming up for some shopping." "Oh! indeed," said Mrs. Furnival. "And then we go down home together. I am to meet her at the chymist's at the top of Chancery Lane."
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