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‘* Who ever heard of a feast among
young gentlemen without a drop to wet
one’s whistle!” said Dick, with a sneer.

We can see from this speech, that Dick
was not only not a good boy, but that he -
was accustomed to associate with low com-
panions, who had taught him to use vulgar,
slang expressions... |

‘¢T looked out for all that,” said Ben,
laughing. ‘‘I stole into the governor’s
pantry after dinner, and helped myself.
See here.” |

He drew a small, black bottle from his
pocket as he spoke, and also a wineglass,
both of which he placed upon the table.

‘*Now we can enjoy ourselves in ear-
nest,” said Dick; « There’s nothing like a
drop of the ready to keep things in motion.”

_. The fun and the merry-making went on,