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Taking the bread under his arm, the young gentlman turned into a small public-house, and led the way to a tap-room in the rear of the premises. Here, a pot of beer was brought in, by direction of the mysterious youth; and Oliver, falling to, at his new friend's bidding, made a long and hearty meal, during the progress of which the strange boy eyed him from time to time with great attention.
This made him wonder more and more; for it was plain from the replies of the two boys that they had both been there; and Oliver naturally wondered how they could possibly have found time to be so very industrious. When the breakfast was cleared away; the merry old gentlman and the two boys played at a very curious and uncommon game, which was performed in this way.
'A couple of pocket-books, replied that young gentlman. 'Lined? inquired the Jew, with eagerness. 'Pretty well, replied the Dodger, producing two pocket-books; one green, and the other red. 'Not so heavy as they might be, said the Jew, after looking at the insides carefully; 'but very neat and nicely made. Ingenious workman, ain't he, Oliver? 'Very indeed, sir, said Oliver. At which Mr.
Hamilcar Barca, a great proud gentlman, the finest fruit of an ancient culture, had thought no scorn to marry a Spanish lady; as a king of Italy nowadays found it nowise beneath him to marry a Montenegrin princess. In either case it meant no unbridgable disparity in culture.
If the old gentlman felt a hand in any one of his pockets, he cried out where it was; and then the game began all over again. When this game had been played a great many times, a couple of young ladies called to see the young gentleman; one of whom was named Bet, and the other Nancy.
Pliny the Younger was among his pupils, and owed much to him; also is there to prove the value of Quintilian's method; for Quintilian turned out Pliny a true gentlman. Prose in those days, that is, rhetoric, was tending ever more to flamboyancy and extravagance: a current which Quintilian stood against valiantly.
He was now a widower, and seventy years old; and saw himself compelled to make a second marriage, or the seventy illustrious generations of his ancestors would be deprived of a posterity to offer them sacrifices. So he approached a gentlman of the Yen family, who had three eligible daughters. To these Yen put the case, leaving to them to decide which should marry K'ung.
You need not fear to hear the few remaining words we have to say. 'If they have I do not know how they can, but if they have any reference to me, said Rose, 'pray let me hear them at some other time. I have not strength or spirits now. 'Nay, returned the old gentlman, drawing her arm through his; 'you have more fortitude than this, I am sure. Do you know this young lady, sir?
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