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A Journey Round my Room.

at his unjust anger. And may Heaven bless him! Philosophers, Christians! have you read this ?

"Come, Joannetti," said I, "buy me the brush."

"But, sir, will you go like that, with one shoe clean, and the other dirty?"

"Go, go! I replied," never mind about the dust, never mind that."

He went out. I took the duster, and daintily wiped my left shoe, on which a tear of repentance had fallen.