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.," and then he went on to say what the Marquis said to him; after which, flinging down his cigar, he strutted up the road, swearing to himself about paupers.
"You say it is three miles to.

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.," said the individual to me; "I think I shall light my pipe, and smoke it as I go along." Thereupon he took out from a side-pocket a tobacco-box and short meerschaum pipe, and implements for striking a light, filled his pipe, lighted it, and commenced smoking.

Presently the coachman drew near, I saw at once that there was mischief in his eye; the man smoking was standing with his back towards him, and he came _so_ nigh to him, seemingly purposely, that as he passed a puff of smoke came of necessity against his face.

"What do you mean by smoking in my face ?" said he, striking the pipe of the elderly individual out of his mouth.