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'You think so now,' said Mr Weller, with the gravity of age, 'but you'll find that as you get vider, you'll get viser. Vidth and visdom, Sammy, alvays grows together.'

Then both the partners laughed together - pleasently and cheerfully, as men who are going to receive money, often do.

I don't know whether any of you, gentlemen, ever partook of a real substantial hospitable Scotch breakfast, and then went out to a slight lunch of oysters, a dozen or so of bottled ale, and a noggin or two of whiskey to close up with. If you ever did, you will agree with me that it requiers a pretty strong head to go out to dinner and supper afterwards.

'I only assisted natur', ma'm, as the doctor said to the boy's mother arter he'd bled him to death.'

I think I see your drift; and if I do see your drift, it's my 'pinion that you're a cpmin' it a great deal too strong, as the mail-coachman said to the snowatorm, ven it overtook him.

P'raps if vun of us wos to brush, without troubling the man, it 'ud be more agreeable for all parties, as the schoolmaster said wen the young gentleman objected to being flogged by the butler.

[...] and he walked, up one street and down another - we were going to say, up one hill and down another, only it's all uphill at Clifton - [...].

[…] never let yourself down to talk poetry, my boy.

«’Except of me Mary my dear as your walentine and think over what I’ve said.–My dear Mary I will now conclude.’ That’s all,» said Sam.
«That’s rather a sudden pull up, ain’t it, Sammy?» inquired Mr Weller.
«Not a bit on it,» said Sam; «she’ll wish there wos more, and that’s the great art o’ letter-writin’ »

There; now we look compact and comfortable, as the father said ven he cut his little boy's head off, to cure him o' squintin'.