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How I know? why cause he talk about it in he sleep--dat's how I nose."
Well, Jup, perhaps you are right; but to what fortunate circumstance am
I to attribute the honor of a visit from you to-day?"
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What de matter, massa?"
Did you bring any message from Mr. Legrand?"
No, massa, I bring dis here pissel;" and here Jupiter handed me a note
which ran thus:
MY DEAR ----
Why have I not seen you for so long a time? I hope you have not been so
foolish as to take offence at any little brusquerie of mine; but no,
that is improbable. Since I saw you I have had great cause for anxiety.
I have something to tell you, yet scarcely know how to tell it, or
whether I should tell it at all.
I have not been quite well for some days past, and poor old Jup annoys
me, almost beyond endurance, by his well-meant attentions Would you
believe it?--he had prepared a huge stick, the other day, with which
to chastise me for giving him the slip, and spending the day, solus,
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