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cured he was to apply for six months 

 more : in fact, just my case, and I dare 

 say we should have matched each other 

 splendidly, and run in a curricle together. 

 I was glad to find Smith was staying at 

 the same hotel indeed our rooms were 

 adjoining ; so we agreed to dine together, 

 and be in each others' company as much 

 as possible, as we found, on comparing 

 notes, we were both as miserable as we 

 could well be. We spent the evening 

 together, and were much amused, when 

 his dinner was brought in along with 

 mine, to find that we had both mutton 

 cutlets and curry and rice. In the course 

 of the evening, on our mutually liking 

 each other, we determined to establish a 

 little joint mess and to appoint his 

 rhitmatgar our khansumar, or messman ; 

 this arrangement added much to our 



