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I looked at him, and saw a huge, bald headed wild boar, with gross chaps and a leering eye  only the more ridiculous for the high arched, gold bowed spectacles, that straddled his nose One of his fore hoofs was thrust into the safe, where his bills receivable were hived, and the other into his pocket, among the loose change and bills there. His ears were pricked forward with a brisk, sensitive smartness. In a world where prize pork was the best excellence, he would have carried off all the premiums. I LOOKED AT HIM AND SAW A HUGE BALD HEADED WILD BOAR WITH GROSS CHAPS AND A LEERING EYE ONLY THE MORE RIDICULOUS FOR THE HIGH ARCHED GOLD BOWED SPECTACLES THAT STRADDLED HIS NOSE ONE OF HIS FORE HOOFS WAS THRUST INTO THE SAFE WHERE HIS BILLS RECEIVABLE WERE HIVED AND THE OTHERS INTO HIS POCKET AMONG THE LOOSE CHANGE IN BILLS THERE HIS EARS WERE PRICKED FORWARD WITH A BRISK SENSITIVE SMARTNESS IN A WORLD WHERE PRIZE PORK WAS THE BEST EXCELLENCE HE WOULD HAVE CARRIED OFF ALL THE PREMIUMS
im I had not the slightest idea of selling my spectacles. "'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. Anger is an expensive luxury, in which only men of a certain income can indulge. A pair of spectacles and a hot temper are not the most promising capital for success in life, Master Titbottom.' "I said nothing, but put my hand upon the door to go out, when the merchant said, more respectfully-- "'Well, you foolish boy, if you will not sell your spectacles, perhaps you will agree to sell the use of them to me. That is, you shall only put them on when I direct you, and for my purposes. Hallo! you little fool!' cried he, impatiently, as he saw that I intended to make no reply. "But I had pulled out my spectacles and put them on for my own purposes, and against his wish and desire. T MARKET PRICE FOR THEM WHAT DO YOU SAY I TOLD HIM I HAD NOT THE SLIGHTEST IDEA OF SELLING MY SPECTACLES 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 ANGER IS AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY IN WHICH ONLY MEN OF CERTAIN INCOME CAN INDULGE A PAIR OF SPECTACLES AND A HOT TEMPER ARE NOT THE MOST PROMISING CAPITAL FOR SUCCESS IN LIFE MASTER TITPOTTOM I SAID NOTHING BUT PUT MY HAND UPON THE DOOR TO GO OUT WHEN THE MERCHANT SAID MORE RESPECTFULLY WELL YOU FOOLISH BOY IF YOU WILL NOT SELL YOUR SPECTACLES PERHAPS YOU WILL AGREE TO SELL THE USE OF THEM TO ME THAT IS YOU SHALL ONLY PUT THEM ON WHEN I DIRECT YOU AND FOR MY PURPOSES HALLO YOU LITTLE FOOL CRIED HE IMPATIENTLY AS HE SAW THAT I INTENDED TO MAKE NO REPLY BUT I HAD PULLED OUT MY SPECTACLES AND PUT THEM ON FOR MY OWN PURPOSES AND AGAINST HIS WISH AND DESIRE
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