Well, shall I continue the tail? If Mr. Dawkins had been the least
bit wiser, it would have taken him six months befoar he lost his
money; as it was, he was such a confunded ninny, that it took him a
very short time to part with it.

Nex day (it was Thursday, and master's acquaintance with Mr.
Dawkins had only commenced on Tuesday), Mr. Dawkins, as I said, gev
his party,--dinner at 7. Mr. Blewitt and the two Mr. D.'s as
befoar. Play begins at 11. This time I knew the bisness was
pretty serious, for we suvvants was packed off to bed at 2 o'clock.
On Friday, I went to chambers--no master--he kem in for 5 minutes
at about 12, made a little toilit, ordered more devvles and soda-
water, and back again he went to Mr. Dawkins's.

They had dinner there at 7 again, but nobody seamed to eat, for all
the vittles came out to us genlmn: they had in more wine though,
and must have drunk at least two dozen in the 36 hours.

At ten o'clock, however, on Friday night, back my master came to
his chambers. I saw him as I never saw him before, namly reglar
drunk. He staggered about the room, he danced, he hickipd, he
swoar, he flung me a heap of silver, and, finely, he sunk down
exosted on his bed; I pullin off his boots and close, and making
him comfrabble.

When I had removed his garmints, I did what it's the duty of every
servant to do--I emtied his pockits, and looked at his pockit-book
and all his letters: a number of axdents have been prevented that