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'You won't wear that old waistcoat, will you, Dick?'

'Bless you, no! Why I—'

'I didn't mean to be so personal, dear Dick,' she said apologetically, fearing she had hurt his feelings. ''Tis a very nice waistcoat, but what I meant was, that though it is an excellent waistcoat for a settled-down man, it is not quite one for' (she waited, and a blush expanded over her face, and then she went on again)—'for going courting in.'

'No, I'll wear my best winter one, with the leather lining, that mother made. It is a beautiful, handsome waistcoat inside, yes, as ever anybody saw. In fact, only the other day, I unbuttoned it to show a chap that very lining, and he said it was the strongest, handsomest lining you could wish to see on the king's waistcoat himself.'

'I don't quite know what to wear,' she

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