It's an ugly one; but you'll get through it.

We all know you; and I lay my life that when you come through the court, Mrs.Titmarsh has got a handsome thing laid by." "Mrs.Titmarsh has a small property," says I.

"What then ?" The three gentlemen burst into a loud laugh, said I was a "rum chap"-- a "downy cove," and made other remarks which I could not understand then; but the meaning of which I have since comprehended, for they took me to be a great rascal, I am sorry to say, and supposed that I had robbed the I.W.

D.Association, and, in order to make my money secure, settled it on my wife.
It was in the midst of this conversation that, as I said, Gus came in; and whew! when he saw what was going on, he gave _such_ a whistle! "Herr von Joel, by Jove!" says Aminadab.

At which all laughed.
"Sit down," says Mr.B.,--"sit down, and wet your whistle, my piper! I say, egad! you're the piper that played before Moses! Had you there, Dab.