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but, unfortunately, the fellow had taken the wrong tooth out, being the only one left to meet another in the oppositc jaw, to enable my friend to masticate his food. Bad as this was, hc found it must be endurcd, because the tooth could not be replaced, and because a portion of the jawbone had been torn away with thc tooth. Miserable situation! The pain redoublcd its {{SIC}violencc|violence}}, and he resolved to have the tormcnting fang extracted. To prevent being tossed against the ceiling, he fixed his feet in leather straps attached to the floor, and held firmly by the chair. In this determined state he made a round O of his mouth; the operator popped in the instrument, and u-g-h!—a-h! it slipped. He felt as if a loaded waggon had passed over his head. The dentist apologized, saying, ‘It was a common occurrence; gentlemen did not mind it much, because the second attempt was always successful.' This my friend was obligcd to rcceivc as a consolation, though deficient in every satisfactory particular. Down he sat; made another round O; in went the instrument. Oh! —ough! —gh! His head seemed ⟨separated⟩ from his body, but only part of the ⟨tooth⟩, with one fang, was cxtracted. Again the dentist begged pardon; ‘hoped he should be excused, as every one must have a beginning, in whatever profession. He would fetch his master, who would punch out the remaining fangs in less ⟨than⟩ a quarter of an hour!” This was too much. Thc gentleman sickened at the idea, and left the ⟨shop⟩ in a worse state than he entercd.
I hoped to escape from further interruption by ⟨being⟩ denied, but my servant Betty told me a ⟨gentleman⟩ had been waiting some time in the par-
