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 Jeffery, you are an honourable man, but lower than the half guinea, by God, I will not go." He agrees, chuckling all the while, in the idea of having cheated me of half-a-guinea per sheet, and I have the odd fifty per cent. to meet the law expences that may occur in the recovery." Scribble having thus explained his mode of bargaining, to his own thorough satisfaction, the conversation took a turn to some topic of the day, that required reference to an evening paper, in quest of which our hero proceeded to the coffee-room, when a voice called Hamilton, and turning, he beheld his admired friend, Dr. William Strongbrain. Telling him he was engaged in the next room with Doctor Scribble, "Scribble," repeated Strongbrain, "a poor stupid animal; how the devil can you associate with that fellow?" "Never mind his stupidity now; but