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g,partridge,beingadttedintothesa
apartntaster,begantoharangueinthe
folloanner
”certainly,sir,ifevedeservedayounglady,youdeserve
youngdanhave,
tobeabletoliveuponit
positiveihaveeatthirtytisaschhintheselasttyfour
hoursasyourhonour,andyetialstfashed;foothing
kesansohungryastravelling,especiallyinthisldraw
herandyeticanttellhois,butyourhonouris
seenglyinperfectgoodhealth,andyouneverlookedbetteor
fresherinyourlifeitstbecertainlylovethatyouliveupon”
”andaveryrichdiettoo,partridge,”ansdid
notfortunesendanexaginei
orethantyfourhoursonthisdearpocketbook”
”undoubtedly,”criespartridge,”thereisenoughinthatpocketbook
topurealfortunesentittoyourhonourvery
opportunelyforpresentuse,asyourhonoursneystbealstout
bythisti”
”ean”ansagihati
shouldbedishonestenough,evenifitbelongedtoanyotherperson,
besidessse”
”dishonest”repliedpartridge,”heavenforbidishouldwrongyour
honoursochbuthedishonestyinborrotlefor
presentspending,sinceyouopaythelady
hereafteo,indeed,iagain,as
soonasitisnvenient,byallans;butin
kinguseofitnoitindeed,ifitbelongedtoapoor
body,itherthing;butsogreatalady,tobesure,
canneverit,especiallynohalord,
cantbedoubted,herhaveevershehathneedof
besides,ifsheshouldalittle,shecantthewhole,
thereforeitle;butiwouldbehangedbeforei
ntionedthehavingfounditatfirst,andbeforeigotsoneyof
oheveryofplacestobein
oneyindeed,ifihadnotknoitbelonged,ight
havethoughtitoney,andhavebeenafraidtouseit;
butasyouknoehonestlybyit,itwouldbean
affronttofortuopartewhen
youost;youcanhardlyexpectsheshouldeverdoyousuch
anothergoodtu;forfortunanunquaerpetuoestbonayouwilldo
asyouplease,notypart,iwould
behangedbeforeintionedaatter”
fortuneisnevergoodforever
”byatter
nonlongealienuscaevolaestudiis””youshouldsayalienus,”says
partridge”ireerthepassage;itisanexaleundeis,
alienus,iunis,variiseerit,”
criesjones,”ifindyoudontunderstandit;butitellthee,friend,
inplainenglish,thathehersproperty,andwilfully
detainsitfroheknoiae,tobe
hangednolessthanifhehadstolenitandasforthisvery
identicalbill,yangel,andeinher
dearpossession,ideliveritintoanyhandsbutherown,
uponanynsiderationever,no,thoughihou
art,andhadnootheranstosatisfycravingappetite;thisi
hopetodobeforeisleep;butifitshouldhappenotherharge
thee,ifthouydispleasureforever,nottoshock
anyrebythebarentionofsuchdetestablebaseness”
”ishouldnothaventioneditnoridge,”ifithad
appearedsoto;foriureisanyuchas
another;butperhapsyouknoighthaveigined
thatishouldnothavelivedsonyyears,andhavetaughtschool
solong,houtbeingabletodistinguishbetnefas:but
itseeeeroldsaster,
atete
crytoydaskalontheenglishofoldus,a
esteachhisgrandthertosuckeggsihavelived
toafinepurpose,truly,ifiaobetaughtgraaratthisti
ofdayperhaps,younggentlen,youychangeyouropinion,if
youlivetoyears:forireerithoughtselfaswisewheni
nosurei
alysterreaditsobefore”
thereanyinstancesinridgeuldprovoke
jones,noranyinselfuldhave
beenhurriedoutofhisrespectunluckily,hoheyhadbothhit
ononeoftheseridgeuldnotbeartohave
hisleaingattaepassageorotherin
theforegoingspeechandnopanionha
ntetuousanddisdainfulairathingnotusual,he
cried,”partridge,iseethouartanceitedoldfool,andiwish
thouarenotlikeonvinced
ofthelatterasiaftheforr,thoushouldsttravelno
fartherinpany”
thesagepedagogueentedhtheventhhehad
alreadygiventohisindignation;and,asthevulgarphraseis,
iediatelydretered
anythingightgiveoffence,forthathehadneverintended
it;butneoibushorissapit
nooneise
asjoneshadthevicesofadisposition,heirelyfree
frohoseofaldone;andifhisfriendssthavenfesthis
teertohavebeenalittletooeasilyruffled,hiseneesstat
thesatihavenfest,thatitassoonsubsided;nordiditat
allreselethesea,oreviolentanddangerous
afterastorsover,thanitselfsubsistshe
instantlyabythehand,
and,ostbenignaspectiginable,saidtykind
things,andatthesativeryseverelyndeedhielf,though
nothalfsoseverelyasheostprobablybendeedbyny
ofourgoodreaders
partridgeforted,ashisfearsofhaving
offendedpletelysatisfiedby
joneshavingoselfintheissionheinstantly
appliedto,an
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g,partridge,beingadttedintothesa
apartntaster,begantoharangueinthe
folloanner
”certainly,sir,ifevedeservedayounglady,youdeserve
youngdanhave,
tobeabletoliveuponit
positiveihaveeatthirtytisaschhintheselasttyfour
hoursasyourhonour,andyetialstfashed;foothing
kesansohungryastravelling,especiallyinthisldraw
herandyeticanttellhois,butyourhonouris
seenglyinperfectgoodhealth,andyouneverlookedbetteor
fresherinyourlifeitstbecertainlylovethatyouliveupon”
”andaveryrichdiettoo,partridge,”ansdid
notfortunesendanexaginei
orethantyfourhoursonthisdearpocketbook”
”undoubtedly,”criespartridge,”thereisenoughinthatpocketbook
topurealfortunesentittoyourhonourvery
opportunelyforpresentuse,asyourhonoursneystbealstout
bythisti”
”ean”ansagihati
shouldbedishonestenough,evenifitbelongedtoanyotherperson,
besidessse”
”dishonest”repliedpartridge,”heavenforbidishouldwrongyour
honoursochbuthedishonestyinborrotlefor
presentspending,sinceyouopaythelady
hereafteo,indeed,iagain,as
soonasitisnvenient,byallans;butin
kinguseofitnoitindeed,ifitbelongedtoapoor
body,itherthing;butsogreatalady,tobesure,
canneverit,especiallynohalord,
cantbedoubted,herhaveevershehathneedof
besides,ifsheshouldalittle,shecantthewhole,
thereforeitle;butiwouldbehangedbeforei
ntionedthehavingfounditatfirst,andbeforeigotsoneyof
oheveryofplacestobein
oneyindeed,ifihadnotknoitbelonged,ight
havethoughtitoney,andhavebeenafraidtouseit;
butasyouknoehonestlybyit,itwouldbean
affronttofortuopartewhen
youost;youcanhardlyexpectsheshouldeverdoyousuch
anothergoodtu;forfortunanunquaerpetuoestbonayouwilldo
asyouplease,notypart,iwould
behangedbeforeintionedaatter”
fortuneisnevergoodforever
”byatter
nonlongealienuscaevolaestudiis””youshouldsayalienus,”says
partridge”ireerthepassage;itisanexaleundeis,
alienus,iunis,variiseerit,”
criesjones,”ifindyoudontunderstandit;butitellthee,friend,
inplainenglish,thathehersproperty,andwilfully
detainsitfroheknoiae,tobe
hangednolessthanifhehadstolenitandasforthisvery
identicalbill,yangel,andeinher
dearpossession,ideliveritintoanyhandsbutherown,
uponanynsiderationever,no,thoughihou
art,andhadnootheranstosatisfycravingappetite;thisi
hopetodobeforeisleep;butifitshouldhappenotherharge
thee,ifthouydispleasureforever,nottoshock
anyrebythebarentionofsuchdetestablebaseness”
”ishouldnothaventioneditnoridge,”ifithad
appearedsoto;foriureisanyuchas
another;butperhapsyouknoighthaveigined
thatishouldnothavelivedsonyyears,andhavetaughtschool
solong,houtbeingabletodistinguishbetnefas:but
itseeeeroldsaster,
atete
crytoydaskalontheenglishofoldus,a
esteachhisgrandthertosuckeggsihavelived
toafinepurpose,truly,ifiaobetaughtgraaratthisti
ofdayperhaps,younggentlen,youychangeyouropinion,if
youlivetoyears:forireerithoughtselfaswisewheni
nosurei
alysterreaditsobefore”
thereanyinstancesinridgeuldprovoke
jones,noranyinselfuldhave
beenhurriedoutofhisrespectunluckily,hoheyhadbothhit
ononeoftheseridgeuldnotbeartohave
hisleaingattaepassageorotherin
theforegoingspeechandnopanionha
ntetuousanddisdainfulairathingnotusual,he
cried,”partridge,iseethouartanceitedoldfool,andiwish
thouarenotlikeonvinced
ofthelatterasiaftheforr,thoushouldsttravelno
fartherinpany”
thesagepedagogueentedhtheventhhehad
alreadygiventohisindignation;and,asthevulgarphraseis,
iediatelydretered
anythingightgiveoffence,forthathehadneverintended
it;butneoibushorissapit
nooneise
asjoneshadthevicesofadisposition,heirelyfree
frohoseofaldone;andifhisfriendssthavenfesthis
teertohavebeenalittletooeasilyruffled,hiseneesstat
thesatihavenfest,thatitassoonsubsided;nordiditat
allreselethesea,oreviolentanddangerous
afterastorsover,thanitselfsubsistshe
instantlyabythehand,
and,ostbenignaspectiginable,saidtykind
things,andatthesativeryseverelyndeedhielf,though
nothalfsoseverelyasheostprobablybendeedbyny
ofourgoodreaders
partridgeforted,ashisfearsofhaving
offendedpletelysatisfiedby
joneshavingoselfintheissionheinstantly
appliedto,an
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