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Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II.

CHAPTER VI
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6d.~and 6d.

only for hair-cutting--never refusing one shilling.
N.B.Bear's-grease effects wonders for the knees &c.

of horses." ~57~~resided in the vicinity of Cornhill, and was for many years brought up under his roof as his nephew; in which situation, the elegance of his person, the vivacity of his disposition, and the general information he acquired, became subjects of attraction.

His education was respectable for his situation, and his allowance liberal.

His father however marrying a young lady of some property, and he, 'gay, light, and airy,' falling into bad hands, found his finances not sufficient to support the company he kept, and by these means involved himself in pecuniary difficulties, which, however, (if report say true) were more than once or twice averted by the indulgent parent.


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