somedreadfulquarrel，hewascertain，hadoccurredbetweenMr。O。andtheyoungCaptain。ChopperhadbeeninstructedtomakeoutanaccountofallsumspaidtoCaptainOsbornewithinthelastthreeyears。”Andapreciouslotofmoneyhehashadtoo。”thechiefclerksaid，andrespectedhisoldandyoungmasterthemore，fortheliberalwayinwhichtheguineashadbeenflungabout。
ThedisputewassomethingaboutMissSedley。Mrs。
ChoppervowedanddeclaredshepitiedthatpooryoungladytolosesuchahandsomeyoungfellowastheCapting。
Asthedaughterofanunluckyspeculator，whohadpaidaveryshabbydividend，Mr。ChopperhadnogreatregardforMissSedley。HerespectedthehouseofOsbornebeforeallothersintheCityofLondon：andhishopeandwishwasthatCaptainGeorgeshouldmarryanobleman’sdaughter。Theclerksleptagreatdealsounderthanhisprincipalthatnight；and，cuddlinghischildrenafterbreakfastofwhichhepartookwithaveryheartyappetite，thoughhismodestcupoflifewasonlysweetenedwithbrownsugar，hesetoffinhisbestSundaysuitandfrilledshirtforbusiness，promisinghisadmiringwifenottopunishCaptainD。’sporttooseverelythatevening。
Mr。Osborne’scountenance，whenhearrivedintheCityathisusualtime，struckthosedependantswhowereaccustomed，forgoodreasons，towatchitsexpression，aspeculiarlyghastlyandworn。Attwelveo’clockMr。