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"Proceed, madam," said the conjurer; "I am still in the dark as to the
object of your visit."
"Why, sir, it is to know--ahem--O, poor old Paul. God forgive me! it was
to know, sir, O--"
"Don't cry, madam, don't cry."
"It was to know, sir, if I could ever think of--of--you must know, sir,
we had no family, and I would not wish that the property should die with
me; to know if--if you think I could venture to marry again?"
"This," replied the conjurer, "is a matter of unusual importance and
difficulty. In the first place you must hand me a guinea--that is my fee
for cases of this kind."
The money was immediately paid, and the conjurer proceeded: "I said it
was a case of great difficulty, and so it is, but--"
"I forgot to mention, sir, that when I went out to get the prayer-book,
I found Charley Mulvany in the next room, and he said he had one in his
pocket; so that the truth, sir, is, I--I took the oath upon a book
of ballads. Now," she proceeded, "I have strong reasons for marrying
Charley Mulvany; and I wish to know if I can do so without losing the
property.


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