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cheek-by-jowl with his son, on two tall 

 coach horses, apparently on the best of 

 terms with each other and their new pur- 

 chase. 



Among the first persons who made my 

 acquaintance after we had settled ourselves 

 down, .was a gentleman who then held the 

 office of chief magistrate of the Borough. 

 He was a Post-captain in the Navy, and is 

 mentioned in the early part of this book as 

 having partaken of mine and my father's 

 hospitality at Portsmouth. He now, in a 

 genuine blunt sailor -like manner, expressed 

 the pleasure he should have in entertaining 

 me in a similar manner. His naval career 

 had been most fortunate throughout. On 

 the unexpected death of Commodore Grant 

 on the Indian station, he succeeded to the 

 command, just at the conclusion of the first 

 Burmese war, and had lately returned laden 

 with the spoils of that hitherto unexplored 

 and idolatrous country. 



These had been tastefully disposed, in a 



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