The Uncommercial Traveller

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The Uncommercial Traveller Charles Dickens

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  Mitts,inabonnetidentifiedashavingbeenre-embellished,wentoutwalkingwithhim,andstayedouttilltheteno’clockbeer,Greenwichtime。

  Therewasnowatruce,evenastothetroubledwatersofMrs。

  Saggers’spail;nothingwasspokenofamongtheladiesbuttheconductofMrs。MittsanditsblightinginfluenceonthereputationofTitbull’s。ItwasagreedthatMr。Battens’oughttotakeitup,’andMr。Battenswascommunicatedwithonthesubject。Thatunsatisfactoryindividualreplied’thathedidn’tseehiswayyet,’

  anditwasunanimouslyvotedbytheladiesthataggravationwasinhisnature。

  Howitcametopass,withsomeappearanceofinconsistency,thatMrs。MittswascutbyalltheladiesandthePensioneradmiredbyalltheladies,mattersnot。Beforeanotherweekwasout,Titbull’swasstartledbyanotherphenomenon。Atteno’clockintheforenoonappearedacab,containingnotonlytheGreenwichPensionerwithonearm,but,toboot,aChelseaPensionerwithoneleg。BothdismountingtoassistMrs。Mittsintothecab,theGreenwichPensionerborehercompanyinside,andtheChelseaPensionermountedtheboxbythedriver:hiswoodenlegstickingoutafterthemannerofabowsprit,asifinjocularhomagetohisfriend’ssea-goingcareer。Thustheequipagedroveaway。NoMrs。

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