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As to Burridge, he still continued the same trade, till being taken for stealing a bay gelding belonging to one Mr. Wragg, he was for that offence finally condemned at the Old Bailey.
"Yes, yes," said the other, soothingly. "If you will fetch my clothes," continued Mr. Gale, "I will go now." "Clothes!" said Mr. Wragg, in an astonished voice. "Why, you didn't 'ave any." Mr. Gale sat up suddenly in bed and shook his fist at him. "Look here " he began, in a choking voice. "The fairies brought you as you was," continued Mr.
"How did I come here?" he said, at last. "The fairies brought you," said Mr. Wragg. The young man rubbed his eyes and blinked at the candle. "I seem to remember falling," he said, slowly; "has anything happened?" "One o' the fairies dropped you," said Mr. Wragg, with great readiness; "fortunately, you fell on your head."
"I I don't think so," she breathed. "Don't you? Well, I like you the better for saying so. I can picture myself putting the same questions to one of the Wragg girls to both of 'em, in fact. I am older than you, and very much wiser in some of the world's ways, and my advice is, Don't marry any man unless you are sure you love him. If you do love him, you may keep him, for men are patient creatures.
I made her a long social visit, and, before leaving Columbia, gave her a half-tierce of rice and about one hundred pounds of ham from our own mess-stores. In like manner, that same evening I found in Mrs. Simons another acquaintance the wife of the brother of Hon. James Simons, of Charleston, who had been Miss Wragg.
"I'll go and fetch 'em," he said, hastily. He ran lightly downstairs, and the young man, sitting on the edge of the bed, waited. Ten minutes passed, and he heard Mr. Wragg returning, followed by his niece. He slipped back into bed again. "It's a pore brain again," he heard, in the unctuous tones which Mr. Wragg appeared to keep for this emergency.
If you should have any confidential friend among the members of Congress from your state, charge him to caution Jackson against the perfidious caresses with which he will be overwhelmed at Washington. New-York, December 11, 1815. A copy of the preceding went under cover to Dr. Wragg. Since that date things are wonderfully advanced, as your secretary will write or tell you.
Wragg when he returned an hour later was that they were both mad. The Dreamer Dreams and warnings are things I don't believe in, said the night watchman. The only dream I ever 'ad that come anything like true was once when I dreamt I came in for a fortune, and next morning I found half a crown in the street, which I sold to a man for fourpence.
"Don't let him eat too much, mind," said the voice from the landing, anxiously. Mr. Wragg said that he would be careful, and addressing Mr. Gale implored him not to overeat himself. The young man stared at him offensively, and, pretty certain now of the true state of affairs, thought only of escape. "I feel better," he said, slowly. "I think I will go home."
"Stampa is the lame Johnny who went up the Forno yesterday," volunteered Georgie, when they quitted the office. "But, I say, Miss Jaques, his daughter couldn't be a friend of yours?" Millicent did not answer. She was thinking deeply. Then she realized that Beryl Wragg was watching her intently.
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