THE SIEGE OF LONDON.
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laugh as he helped himself. "It would be a joke to see her married to that superior being!"
"It would be a great responsibility."
"Eesponsibility or not, it would be very amusing."
"Do you mean to assist her, then?"
"Heaven forbid! But I mean to bet on her."
Waterville gave his companion a serious glance; he thought him strangely superficial. The situation, however, was difficult, and he laid down his fork with a little sigh.
