. Master Humphrey's clock . CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD. WILIGHT had given place to night some hours, and it washigh noon in those quarters of the town in which the worldcondescended to dwell—the world being then, as how, ofvery limited dimensions and easily lodged—when Mr. Chesterreclined upon a sofa in his dressing-room in the Temple,entertaining himself with a book. He was dressing, as it seemed, by easy stages, and havingperformed half the journey was taking a long rest. Completely attired as to hislegs and feet in the trimmest fashion of the day, he had yet the remainder of histoilet to perf
. Master Humphrey's clock . CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD. WILIGHT had given place to night some hours, and it washigh noon in those quarters of the town in which the worldcondescended to dwell—the world being then, as how, ofvery limited dimensions and easily lodged—when Mr. Chesterreclined upon a sofa in his dressing-room in the Temple,entertaining himself with a book. He was dressing, as it seemed, by easy stages, and havingperformed half the journey was taking a long rest. Completely attired as to hislegs and feet in the trimmest fashion of the day, he had yet the remainder of histoilet to perform. The coat was stretched, like a refined scarecrow, on its sepa-rate horse; the waistcoat was displayed to the best advantage ; the various orna-mental articles of dress were severally set out in most alluring order ; and yethe lay dangling his legs between the sofa and the ground, as intent upon hisbook as if there were nothing but bed before him. Upon my honour, he said, at length raising his eyes to the ceiling wi
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