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I could not help feeling for a certain half of a sixpence that you have heard me speak of; and putting my hand mechanically upon my chest, I tore my fingers with the point of my new DIAMOND-PIN. Mr. Polonius had sent it home the night before, and I sported it for the first time at Roundhand's to dinner. "It's a beautiful diamond," said Mrs. Roundhand. "I have been looking at it all dinner-time.
"You must look out for rubbers," said Roundhand, as quick as thought. "Not in my house of a Sunday," said Mrs. R., looking very fierce and angry. "Not a card shall be touched here. Are we in a Protestant land, sir? in a Christian country?" "My dear, you don't understand. We were not talking of rubbers of whist." "There shall be no game at all in the house of a Sabbath eve," said Mrs.
The words "Domenica," Sunday, and "Messa," mass, were scrawled everywhere in capitals, in roundhand, large and small. Then to give the whole the air of having been designed by a street-boy, there were other words, such as "Viva Pio IX.," "Viva il Papa Re," and across these, in a different manner, and in green paint, "Viva Garibaldi," "Morte a Antonelli," and similar revolutionary sentiments.
"West End again!" says that Gus Hoskins; and accordingly down I went, taking a place in a cab which Roundhand hired for himself, Gutch, and me, and for which he very generously paid eight shillings.
Roundhand has never allowed it since our marriage never; but in the year 'fourteen it was considered a proper compliment, you know, to pay the sovereigns. So twenty-nine young ladies, of the best families in the City of London, I assure you, Mr.
"Nineteen hundred pounds, and a thousand pounds in shares. Bravo, Roundhand bravo, gentlemen! Remember, every share you bring in brings you five per cent. down on the nail! Look to your friends stick to your desks be regular I hope none of you forget church. Who takes Mr. Swinney's place?" "Mr. Samuel Titmarsh, sir." "Mr. Titmarsh, I congratulate you.
"Lucky rascal!" said Brough, poking me in the side and going out of the way. And lucky, in faith, I thought I was. I don't know how it was that in the course of the next six months Mr. Roundhand, the actuary, who had been such a profound admirer of Mr.
Roundhand, as has been agreed by the board yesterday, quits the clerk's desk and takes the title of secretary and actuary. Mr. Highmore takes his place; Mr. Abednego follows him; and I place you as third clerk as This news will, I know, gratify my dear mother and you, who have been a second mother to me all my life.
"That's a proof," says Roundhand, "that Tit's diamond is worth at least thirty." And we all laughed, and agreed it was.
One day Gus Hoskins and I asked leave from Roundhand to be off at three o'clock, as we had particular business at the West End. He knew it was about the great Hoggarty diamond, and gave us permission; so off we set. When we reached St.
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