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English
1823
By the bye, we have noticed, even among the characters of real life, a tendency to perform most of their wonderful feats "off." BY THE BY WE HAVE NOTICED EVEN AMONG THE CHARACTERS OF REAL LIFE A TENDENCY TO PERFORM MOST OF THEIR WONDERFUL FEATS OFF
ery big man on his back. Six policemen stood scattered about a mile behind him. They had evidently been running after him, but had at last given up the pursuit as useless. In the center of the poster he was having a friendly fight with seventeen ladies and gentlemen. Judging from the costumes, the affair appeared to be a wedding. A few of the guests had already been killed and lay dead about the floor. The survivors, however, were enjoying themselves immensely, and of all that gay group he was the gayest. At the moment chosen by the artist, he had just succeeded in cracking the bridegroom's skull. "We must see this," said we to ourselves. "This is good." And we had a bob's worth. But he did not do any of the things that we have mentioned, after all--at least, we mean we did not see him do any of them. It seems he did them "off," and then came on and told his mother all about it afterward. He told it very well, but somehow or other we were disappointed. We had so reckoned on that fight. TS OF LANDSCAPE WE HAVE EVER SEEN WITH A VERY BIG MAN ON HIS BACK SIX POLICEMEN STOOD SCATTERED ABOUT A MILE BEHIND HIM THEY HAD EVIDENTLY BEEN RUNNING AFTER HIM BUT HAD AT LAST GIVEN UP THE PURSUIT AS USELESS IN THE CENTRE OF THE POSTER HE WAS HAVING A FRIENDLY FIGHT WITH SEVENTEEN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN JUDGING FROM THE COSTUMES THE AFFAIR APPEARED TO BE A WEDDING A FEW OF THE GUESTS HAD ALREADY BEEN KILLED AND LAY ABOUT AT THE FLOOR THE SURVIVORS HOWEVER WERE ENJOYING THEMSELVES IMMENSELY AND OF ALL THAT GAY GROUP HE WAS THE GAYEST AT THE MOMENT CHOSEN BY THE ARTIST HE HAD JUST SUCCEEDED IN CRACKING THE BRIDEGROOM'S SKULL WE MUST SEE THIS WE SAID TO OURSELVES THIS IS GOOD AND WE HAD A BOBSWORTH BUT HE DID NOT DO ANY OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE MENTIONED AFTER ALL AT LEAST WE MEAN WE DID NOT SEE HIM DO ANY OF THEM IT SEEMS HE DID THEM OFF AND THEN CAME ON AND TOLD HIS MOTHER ALL ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS HE TOLD IT VERY WELL BUT SAMMO OR OTHER WE WERE DISAPPOINTED WE HAD SO RECKONED ON THAT FIGHT
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