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"Godforbid!"Iinvolued,forsomehowIwasnotlookingforthatformofquestion,anditcaughtmealittleoffmyguard.ButIhasteomakeamendsformyrudeness,andsay,"IsimplymeantIhadnothadthehonor—forIwouldelyspeakdiscourteouslyofafriendofyours.Ythatyouwererobbed—anditwasashame,too—butitappearsbywhatisleftoftheshroudyouhaveonthatitwasaeinitsday.Howdid…"
Amostghastlyexpressioodevelopamongthedecayedfeaturesaegumentsofmyguest'sfadIwasbeginningtogrowuneasyanddistressed,wheoldmehewasupadeep,smile,withawinkinit,tosuggestthataboutthetimeheacquiredhispreseaghostinaneighbcemeterymissedone.
Thisreassuredme,butIbeggedhimtoselftospeeceforth,becausehisfacialexpressioaihemostelaboratecareitwasliabletshouldespeciallybeavoided.Whathemightholysiderashiningsuccesswaslikelytostrikemeinaverydifferentlight.IsaidIlikedtoseeaskeletoncheerful,evendecorouslyplayful,butIdidnotthinksmilingwasaskeleton'sbesthold.
"Yes,friend,"saidthepoorskeleton,"thefactsarejustasIhavegiveoyou.Twooftheseoldgraveyards—theoIresidediheralonghavebeeelyedbyourdestsoftodayuntilthereisnoogthemanyloheosteologifortofit—andthatisnolightmatterthisraihepresehingsisruinoustoproperty.Wehavegottomoveorbettoseeoureffectswastedawayaroyed.
"Now,youwillhardlybelieveit,butitistrue,thereisn'tasinglegallmyaowthatisa.Idoolowpeoplewhoeinapineboxmountedon,butIamtalkingabh-toedburial-entalsort,thattravelunderblackplumesattheheadofaprodhaveeterylots—ImeanfolksliketheJarvises,andtheBledsoesandtheBurlings,andsuch.Theyareallaboutrui;
&substantialpeopleiheywere.Andnowlookatthem—utterlyuseduparieoftheBledsoesactuallytradedhismooalatebarkeeperforsomefreshshavingstoputunderhishead.Itellyouitspeaksvolumes,forthereisnothingacorpsetakessomuchprideinashismooreadtheinioerawhiletobelievewhatitsayshimself,andthenyoumayseehimsittingoafternightenjoyiaphsaredtheydoapoorchapawoodafterheisdead,especiallyifhehadhardluckwhilehewasalive.Iwishtheywereusedmore.NowIdon'tplain,buttiallyIdothinkitwasalittleshabbyiogivemenothingbutthisoldslabofagravestone—ahatthereisn'taentonit.Itusedtohave:
'GOOHISJUSTREWARD'
"Onit,andIroudwhenIfirstsawit,butbyandbyIwheneveranoldfriendofmineghewouldhookhistherailingandpullalongfadreadalongdowothat,andthenhewouldselfandwalkoff,lookingsatisfiedandfortable.SoIscratcheditofftogetridofthosefools.Butadeadmanalwaystakesadealofprideinhismo;
&quoeshalfadozenoftheJarvisesnow,withthefamilymoalong.AndSmithersandsomehiredspetbywithhisawhileago.Hello,Higgins,good-by,oldfriend!Thatgins—diediooursetiery—fineoldfamily—great-grandmotherwasanInjun—Iamofamiliartermswithhimhedidn'thearmewasthereasonhedidn'tanswerme.AndIamsorry,too,becauseIwouldhavelikedtointroduceyou.YouwouldadmirehiHeisthemostdisjointed,sway-badgenerallydistortedoldskeletonyoueversaw,butheisfulloffun.Whenhelaughsitsoundslikeraspingtwostoher,andhealwaysstartsitoffwithacheeryscreechlikerakinganailacrossawi;
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