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or six inches too short, and withal quite tight 

 round his legs ; with a very old black coat and 

 waistcoat, that any one might see were never 

 made for him, for they were a good deal too 

 small and of very old-fashioned cut. He had, 

 however, a tremendously large cravat, and a 

 pair of whiskers that would have made a hun- 

 dred of those worn by beardless youths who 

 are very persevering in the use of the grease 

 of the bear, or Rowland's Macassar; and, to 

 crown all, his hat was drab, with a very small 

 brim, very much out of shape. 



Eigings was quite a little man, not five feet 

 in height, ill shaped, with a large head and 

 face, hard features, and his beard cut in a par- 

 ticular way, plainly indicating that he thought 

 himself a person of some importance, and 

 wished other persons to think the same. But 

 his dress was more suitable for the occasion 

 than that of either of his companions ; for he 

 wore a sporting coat with very large pockets, 

 and a wide-awake, which, when he was going 

 to spout, he would bend sometimes into the 

 shape of a cocked hat worn in the army, which 

 made him look very ludicrous. 



Such being their appearance, it will not ap- 

 pear wonderful that people should look at them 



