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"'My young friend means to eat them, I suppose,' said he, with a contemptuous smile. "I made no reply, but was turning to leave the office, when the merchant called after me   "'My young friend, poor people should never suffer themselves to get into pets. MY YOUNG FRIEND MEANS TO EAT THEM I SUPPOSE SAID HE WITH A CONTEMPTUOUS SMILE I MADE NO REPLY BUT WAS TURNING TO LEAVE THE OFFICE WHEN THE MERCHANT CALLED AFTER ME MY YOUNG FRIEND POOR PEOPLE SHOULD NEVER SUFFER THEMSELVES TO GET INTO PETS
said he, 'I understand that you have some singular secret, some charm, or spell, or amulet, or something, I don't know what, of which people are afraid. Now you know, my dear,' said the merchant, swelling up, and apparently prouder of his great stomach than of his large fortune, 'I am not of that kind. I am not easily frightened. You may spare yourself the pain of trying to impose upon me. People who propose to come to time before I arrive, are accustomed to arise very early in the morning,' said he, thrusting his thumbs in the armholes of his waistcoat, and spreading the fingers like two fans, upon his bosom. 'I think I have heard something of your secret. You have a pair of spectacles, I believe, that you value very much, because your grandmother brought them as a marriage portion to your grandfather. Now, if you think fit to sell me those spectacles, I will pay you the largest market price for them. What do you say?' "I told him I had not the slightest idea of selling my spectacles. HIM TO EMPLOY ME MY DEAR YOUNG FRIEND SAID HE I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE SOME SINGULAR SECRET SOME CHARM OR SPELL OR AMULATE OR SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW WHAT OF WHICH PEOPLE ARE AFRAID NOW YOU KNOW MY DEAR SAID THE MERCHANT SWELLING UP AND APPARENTLY PROUDER OF HIS GREAT STOMACH THAN OF HIS LARGE FORTUNE I AM NOT OF THAT KIND I AM NOT EASILY FRIGHTENED YOU MAY SPARE YOURSELF THE PAIN OF TRYING TO IMPOSE UPON ME PEOPLE WHO PROPOSE TO COME TO TIME BEFORE I ARRIVE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO ARISE VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING SAID HE THRUSTING HIS THUMBS IN THE ARMHOLES OF HIS WAISTCOAT AND SPREADING THE FINGERS LIKE TWO FANS UPON HIS BOSOM I THINK I HAVE HEARD SOMETHING OF YOUR SECRET YOU HAVE A PAIR OF SPECTACLES I BELIEVE THAT YOU VALUE VERY MUCH BECAUSE YOUR GRANDMOTHER BROUGHT THEM AS A MARRIAGE PORTION TO YOUR GRANDFATHER NOW IF YOU THINK FIT TO SELL ME THOSE SPECTACLES I WILL PAY YOU THE LARGEST MARKET PRICE FOR THEM WHAT DO YOU SAY I TOLD HIM I HAD NOT THE SLIGHTEST IDEA OF SELLING MY SPECTACLES
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