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that case, if it does not qualify him to make money, 

 it, at least, tells him why he does not do so. 



Why is it that the doctor's turn-out is almost 

 always to be pointed out ? yet, with a few excep- 

 tions, such is invariably the case, from his gig to his 

 carriage. If the latter, there he sits, to be driven 

 by some Yahoo who guides, not drives, his horses 

 into holes and corners that no other man would find 

 out, the man savouring strongly of quinine and bark. 

 If the doctor chooses to drive himself, the boy 

 (not lad) accompanies him, which he does first, to 

 hold the horse, and secondly, to know all the places 

 at which he is to call with the medicines, the result 

 of his master's visits. He is probably in such clothes 

 as he finds himself, or, if a livery is perpetrated, it is 

 sure to be an ill-made green, turned up with red, or 

 a light-blue with yellow ; his hat well worn, with 

 silver band ; and for inexpressibles, a pair of the 

 doctor's, cut to suit the younker's dimensions. Now 

 the style of doing the thing is quite diff'erent, from 

 the neat dark -grey short frock, with w^hite leathers, 

 still whiter gloves, and top-boots, cleaned as neatly 



