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hardship that one poor subordinate of 

 the establishment will have to suffer, 

 if you are all determined to take ad- 

 vantage of this error and keep your 

 seats." 



" How do you propose to remedy it ? " 

 asked the Baronet. 



" It can only be remedied in one way," 

 said I, " and that is, by one getting out." 



" And which of us is that to be ? are 

 we to cast lots ? " he enquired. 



" Why," I replied, " in common fairness, 

 it ought to be the last who was booked. 

 This lady and gentleman," (who were stand- 

 ing at the coach-door I knew them to be 

 the widow of Buonaparte's General, 

 Drouet, and her son,) " have been booked 

 a week." 



" And who was the last, pray ? " 



"You, Sir William." 



Without another word or further delay, 

 he got out, and, taking the seat beside me, 

 which I had purposely reserved, we pro- 



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