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Phineas Redux

CHAPTER VI
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So he took up his residence once more at the house of a certain Mr.and Mrs.Bunce, in Great Marlborough Street, with whom he had lodged when he first became a member of Parliament.
"So you're at the old game, Mr.Finn ?" said his landlord.
"Yes; at the old game.

I suppose it's the same with you ?" Now Mr.
Bunce had been a very violent politician, and used to rejoice in calling himself a Democrat.
"Pretty much the same, Mr.Finn.I don't see that things are much better than they used to be.

They tell me at the _People's Banner_ office that the lords have had as much to do with this election as with any that ever went before it." "Perhaps they don't know much about it at the _People's Banner_ office.

I thought Mr.Slide and the _People's Banner_ had gone over to the other side, Bunce ?" "Mr.Slide is pretty wide-awake whatever side he's on.

Not but what he's disgraced himself by what he's been and done now." Mr.Slide in former days had been the editor of the _People's Banner_, and circumstances had arisen in consequence of which there had been some acquaintance between him and our hero.


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