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they arrange their cards, "I will not hear one word against Sir John Robinair, as long as he is so intimate with good Mr. Bruton."

Sir John Robinair!

Yes; I shall be a baronet by and by, you know. There will be nothing very wonderful in that, surely. But I waste time here; I must go and sign those deeds. [Exit into the side door.

He is mad with prosperity. But pride comes before a fall; and may the proverb be verified here![Exit.