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neglect such a brilliant gratification. Mrs Jarley sat in the pay-place,
chinking silver moneys from noon till night, and solemnly calling upon
the crowd to take notice that the price of admission was only
sixpence, and that the departure of the whole collection, on a short
tour among the Crowned Heads of Europe, was positively fixed for that
day week.
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So be in time, be in time, be in time,' said Mrs Jarley at the close of
every such address. 'Remember that this is Jarley's stupendous
collection of upwards of One Hundred Figures, and that it is the only
collection in the world; all others being imposters and deceptions. Be
in time, be in time, be in time!'
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