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'I tossed off the clothes,' said Giles, throwing away the table-cloth, and looking very hard at the cook and housemaid, 'got softly out of bed; drew on a pair of--'

'Ladies present, Mr. Giles,' murmured the tinker.

'--Of shoes, sir,' said Giles, turning upon him, and laying great emphasis on the word;

(Chapter XXVIII)