Dicken's works . this situationhe had necessarily many opportunities of makinghimself acquainted with the habits, and style ofthinking, of the exclusive portion of the nobilityof this kingdom. To this fortunate circumstanceare we indebted for the production of those brilliantefforts of genius, his fashionable novels, which solong as good taste, unsullied by exaggeration, cant andquackery, continues to exist, cannot fail to instructand amuse the thinking portion of the community. It only remains to add, that this complicationof disorders completely deprived poor Mrs. Tibbsof all her inmates, ex
Dicken's works . this situationhe had necessarily many opportunities of makinghimself acquainted with the habits, and style ofthinking, of the exclusive portion of the nobilityof this kingdom. To this fortunate circumstanceare we indebted for the production of those brilliantefforts of genius, his fashionable novels, which solong as good taste, unsullied by exaggeration, cant andquackery, continues to exist, cannot fail to instructand amuse the thinking portion of the community. It only remains to add, that this complicationof disorders completely deprived poor Mrs. Tibbsof all her inmates, except the one whom she couldhave best spared — her husband. That wretchedlittle man returned home, on the day of the wed-ding, in a state of partial intoxication; and, underthe influence of wine, excitement, and despair,actually dared to brave the anger of his that ill-fated hour he has constantly takenhis meals in the kitchen, to which apartment, it isunderstood, his witticisms will be in future con-. SKETCHES BY BOZ. 419 fined: a turn-up bedstead having been convej-edthere by Mrs. Tibbss order for his exclusive accom-modation. It is possible that he will be enabled tofinish, in that seclusion, his story of the advertisement has again appeared in themorning papers. Results must be reserved foranother chapter. CHAPTER THE SECOND. Well ! said little Mrs. Tibbs to herself, as shesat in the front parlor of the Coram Street mansionone morning, mending a piece of stair-carpet offthe first landing. Things have not turned out sobadly, either, and if I only get a favorable answerto the advertisement, we shall be full again. ]\[rs. Tibbs resumed her occupation of makingworsted lattice-work in the carpet, anxiously listen-ing to the twopenny postman, Avho was hammeringhis way down the street, at the rate of a penny aknock. The house was as quiet as possible. Therewas only one low sound to be heard — it was theunhappy Tibbs cleaning the gentlemens boots in the
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