mopes, missis tempted by the deamons of jellosy and curosity; until
a singlar axident brought to light all the goings on of Mr.
Altamont.

It was the tenth of January; I recklect the day, for old Shum gev
me half a crownd (the fust and last of his money I ever see, by the
way): he was dining along with master, and they were making merry
together.

Master said, as he was mixing his fifth tumler of punch and little
Shum his twelfth or so--master said, "I see you twice in the City
to-day, Mr. Shum."

"Well, that's curous!" says Shum. "I WAS in the City. To-day's
the day when the divvydins (God bless 'em) is paid; and me and Mrs.
S. went for our half-year's inkem. But we only got out of the
coach, crossed the street to the Bank, took our money, and got in
agen. How could you see me twice?"

Altamont stuttered and stammered and hemd, and hawd. "O!" says he,
"I was passing--passing as you went in and out." And he instantly
turned the conversation, and began talking about pollytix, or the
weather, or some such stuff.

"Yes, my dear," said my missis, "but how could you see papa TWICE?"
Master didn't answer, but talked pollytix more than ever. Still
she would continy on. "Where was you, my dear, when you saw pa?
What were you doing, my love, to see pa twice?" and so forth.
Master looked angrier and angrier, and his wife only pressed him
wuss and wuss.