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CHAPTER XXIV
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Miss Hemly lets fall her booky as I pass, and I'm obleged to get hoff and pick it hup, & get splashed up to the his.

The gettin on hossback agin is halways the juice & hall.

Just as I was on, Desperation begins a porring the hair with his 4 feet, and sinks down so on his anches, that I'm blest if I didn't slip hoff agin over his tail, at which Ballybunnion & the hother chaps rord with lafter.
"As Bally has istates in Queen's County, I've put him on the St.Helena direction.

We call it the 'Great St.Helena Napoleon Junction,' from Jamestown to Longwood.

The French are taking it hup heagerly." "6th July .-- Dined to-day at the London Tavin with one of the Welsh bords of Direction I'm hon.


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