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out of doors, if he continued obstinate, also slipped away, leaving his mother to rave till exhaustion compelled her to be quiet.

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CHAPTER XXIV.

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"Defend me from family repasts,

Where all the guests claim kin-nephews and uncles,
'And aunts and cousins to the fifth remove!

First you've the sire--a goblet in his hand--
And he deals forth his dole of admonition :--
Then comes my lady-mother, a mere homily,
Reproof and exhortation !-at her heels,
The aunt slips in a word of pious precept.
The grandsire last-a bass voice among trebles,
Thunder succeeding whispers, fires away.

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Each pause between, his aged partner fills,

With "lack-a-day," "good sooth," and "dearest

dear!"

The dotard's head, meantime, for ever nods,

Encouraging her drivelling."

UNWILLINGLY Huyp accompanied

Aaltje and Mynheer to the residence of

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