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‘ 1 know,1 said Fairbrass : ( he had cold
mutton, 1 know from what he has said

that he always lives exactly the same as we

do, and at home we had cold mutton for
dinner,1
‘ No,' said the Young Picotee, %e didn’t

have cold mutton. He had fish, and cutlets,

and several other things, and he drank
wine that sparkled in his glass. Well, after
that he had a cup of coffee and smoked a

cigar with one of his friends, and he smoked
another cigar and had a game of billiards

with another of his friends. Then he looked
at his watch, said he had no idea it was so

late, and going quickly hack to his office*
gave his clerk a few hurried instructions,

thrust a lot of papers into a drawer, remark­
ing that they would have to wait till to­

morrow, and then we came home again by

the train/
‘Well, Fairbrass,’ said the Old Picotee,
with something like a sneer, * what do you

think of “ business ” ? J
‘ I hardly know what to make of it,J