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Jem had been in the West India merchant's service from a boy, and no one was more surprised than he when on the death of old Topley, Josiah Christmas said to him one morning, "Wimble, you had better take poor old Topley's place." "And and take charge of the yard, sir?" "Yes. I can trust you, can't I?" "Oh, yes, sir; but " "Ah! Yes. You have no wife to put in the cottage."
"You had better get married, Wimble, and you can have the cottage. I will buy and lend you old Topley's furniture." Wimble begged pardon afterwards, for on hearing all this astounding news, he rushed out of the office, pulled off his leather apron, put on his coat as he ran, and disappeared for an hour, at the end of which time he returned, went mysteriously up to Don and whispered,
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