He also," added Mr.Wapshot, "vented his malignant slander against me; but Heaven was pleased to frustrate his base schemes.

In the proceedings consequent on Brough's bankruptcy, Mr.
Smithers could not appear; for his own share in the transactions of the Company would have been most certainly shown up.

During his absence from London, I became the husband--the happy husband--of your aunt.

But though, my dear sir, I have been the means of bringing her to grace, I cannot disguise from you that Mrs.W.has faults which all my pastoral care has not enabled me to eradicate.

She is close of her money, sir--very close; nor can I make that charitable use of her property which, as a clergyman, I ought to do; for she has tied up every shilling of it, and only allows me half-a-crown a week for pocket-money.