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MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES.
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can answer her properly enough. There you are, again! Upon my life, it is odd; but I never can in the most innocent way mention that person's name that—
"Why can't I leave her alone?
"LAWYER AS HE IS, HE HADN'T THE FACE TO DENY IT."
"I'm sure—with all my heart! Who wants to talk about her? I don't: only you always will say something that's certain to bring up her name.
"What was I saying, Caudle? Oh, about the way some men bind their widows. To my mind, there is
