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Meanwhile, the doughty Corporal had at the first sight of his master's fall, halted abruptly at the spot to which his steed had carried him; and coming rapidly to the conclusion that three men were best encountered at a distance, he fired his two pistols, and without staying to see if they took effect, which, indeed, they did not, galloped down the precipitous hill with as much despatch, as if it had been the last stage to "Lunnun."
"Well, said Twitt, slowly "I aint so blind but I can see through a wall when there's a chink in it. An' when I gets my 'Daily' down from Lunnun, an' sees harf a page given up to a kind o' poster about Pills, an' another harf a page praisin' up somethin' about Tonics, I often sez to myself: 'Look 'ere, Twitt! What are ye payin' yer pennies out for? For a Patent Pill or for News?
'And I stond threat for a soight o' Lunnun, schoolmeasther, said John, vigorously attacking the pie. 'One of them things that young men do when they get married, returned Squeers; 'and as runs through with their money like nothing at all! How much better wouldn't it be now, to save it up for the eddication of any little boys, for instance!
'My present way of thinking, resumed Petito, 'is in consequence of my having, with my own eyes and ears, witnessed and overheard his lordship's behaviour and words, the morning he was coming away from LUNNUN for Ireland; when he was morally certain nobody was up, nor overhearing, nor overseeing him, there did I notice him, my lady, stopping in the antechamber, ejaculating over one of Miss Nugent's gloves, which he had picked up.
I'm old, and may n't live to see these things; but, mark my words, a time will come when a man may go from Lunnun to Johnny Groat's without losing a penny by one of us; when Hounslow will be safe, and Finchley secure. My eyes, what a sad thing for us that'll be!" The venerable old man became suddenly silent, and the tears started to his eyes.
"Ah, may well say that," replied the Corporal, exceedingly flattered with the permission he had obtained, "and any thing my poor wit can suggest, quite at your honour's sarvice ehem! hem! You must know by Lunnun, I means the world, and by the world means Lunnun, know one know t'other. But 'tis not them as affects to be most knowing as be so at bottom.
"Not to us who has gumption, Sir; but then there is summut in the manner of axing one can't be too hot can't flatter too much and, above all, one must never take a refusal. There, Sir, now if you takes my advice may break the peace of all the husbands in Lunnun bother whaugh!"
"Na, naething o' the sort," replied the landlord, who, seeing the disappointment expressed upon the duke's face, added: "But, under favor, your grace, there's time eneuch yet. Your grace hae na been twenty-four hours awa' fra Lunnun." Without waiting to answer the host, the young duke hurried out, and walked rapidly off to the telegraph office, which was at the railway station.
She went one way, and Jenny went another; one went right to Lunnun, and t'other went right from it. That's all about it. Ask this man. He heerd it all, and see it all. He knows." The other man repeated, "That's all about it." "Was the lady crying?" I inquired. "Devil a bit," returned the first man. "Her shoes was the worse, and her clothes was the worse, but she warn't not as I see."
"And afore we gets there, your honour, no offence, but should like to give you some advice; 'tis ticklish place, that Lunnun, and though you be by no manner of means deficient in genus, yet, Sir, you be young, and I be " "Old, true, Bunting," added Walter very gravely. "Augh bother! old, Sir, old, Sir! "You are very right, Bunting; when I said old, I meant experienced.
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