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He returned the next day, saying that Mr Cophagus had retired from business that the parties in the shop knew nothing for certain, but believed that the said Japhet Newland had been transported for life for forgery, about a year before." "Good heavens! what an infamous assertion!" exclaimed I, clasping my hands.
Mr Masterton explained to Mr Cophagus what he required of him, and Mr Cophagus immediately acceded. It was arranged that he should go to town by the mail the next day. Mr Masterton talked a great deal about my father, and gave his character in its true light, as he considered it would be advantageous to me so to do.
But," continued Timothy, "is it not still stranger, that, after having separated so many years, we should all meet again and that I should find Mr Cophagus an apothecary's shop you dispensing medicines and I as I hope to be carrying them about as I did before. Well, I will row in the same boat, and I will be a Quaker as well as you both."
Mr Cophagus said I was right the terms were easily arranged, and I was independent. Still my advances with Susannah were slow, but if slow, they were sure. One day I observed to her, how happy Mr Cophagus appeared to be as a married man: her reply was, "He is, Japhet: he has worked hard for his independence, and he is now reaping the fruits of his industry."
Mr Cophagus could not keep his eyes off me he peered into my face then he would fall back in the coach. "Odd very odd must be no says not um." In about another half hour, he would repeat his examination, and mutter to himself. At last, as if tormented with his doubts, he exclaimed, "Beg pardon but you have a name?" "Yes," replied I, "I have a name." "Well, then not ashamed. What is it?"
"Speak to you yes bad memory hip! quite forgot old master shop in Smithfield mad bull and so on." "Really, sir," replied I, "I am afraid you mistake me for some other person." Mr Cophagus looked very hard at me, and perceiving that there was no alteration in my countenance, exclaimed, "Very odd same nose same face same age too very odd like as two pills beg pardon made a mistake and so on."
I will pray for thee earnestly I will pray for thee, Japhet," continued Susannah, with a quivering of her lips and broken voice, and she left the room. I return to London, and meet with Mr Masterton. I went upstairs, and found that all was ready, and I took leave of Mr and Mrs Cophagus, both of whom expressed their hopes that I would not leave them for ever.
Cophagus then asked me if I was well enough to inform him of what had passed since our last meeting, and telling me that his wife knew my whole history, and that I might speak before her, he took his seat by the side of the bed, his wife also drew her chair nearer, and I commenced the narrative of what had passed since we parted in Ireland.
I shook hands with Cophagus, who, I perceived, had, notwithstanding his wife's veto, put on his blue cotton net pantaloons and Hessian boots, and he appeared to be so tight in both, that he could hardly move. As far as I could judge, his legs had not improved since I had last seen them in this his favourite dress.
There was no mistaking him it was my former master, Mr Cophagus; and I cannot say that I was very well pleased at this intimation of his presence, as I took it for granted that he would recognise me as soon as it was daylight. The conversation continued, without any remarks being made upon this interruption on the part of Mr Cophagus.
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