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will be uttered were sounding in their ears, like the stormy din of a war-pipe. What will be done to-morrow morning! Think upon that, my dainty chuck! and say if I did not deserve a noble reception.

No doubt, with such society as thy imagination holds converse with.

Yes, dearest! and thou, too, hast a noble reception abiding thee.

Heaven forfend!

Ha, ha, ha! Art thou frighten'd, dearest? Do not be frightened! it is a grand place: my own mate is there, and the cord about his neck changed into a chain of rubies. There is much high promotion abiding thee.

And will have long abiding, I trust, ere I am invested with it.

Not so long; not so long, lady: whenever thou wilt it may be. Dost thou love a clasp'd gorget for thy pretty white neck? (Going up to her with a sly grin of affected courtesy, and attempting to grasp her throat.)