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Tonight, I will be reading a short story from the book Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens.

Horatio Sparkins

So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story.

Indeed, my love, he paid Teresa very great attention on the last assembly night, said

Mrs. Malderton, addressing her spouse, who after the fatigues of the day in the city was sitting with a silk

handkerchief over his head and his feet on the fender, drinking his port. Very great attention,

and I say again every possible encouragement ought to be given him. He positively must be asked down here to dine.

Who must?

inquired Mr. Malderton.

Why, you know whom I mean, my dear, the young man with the black whiskers in the white cravat,

who's just come out at our assembly, and whom all the girls are talking about.

Young, dare me, what's his name?

Marianne, what is his name?

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