Stanley was
inclined to think the censorship should be extended to the supply of what he
styled latter-day fiction; good wholesome stories were being ousted, he said, by
“vicious, corrupting stuff” that “left a bad taste in the mouth. "
"Devil take the key!" ejaculated Wood. The bedding was removed; Mrs. "
"I tell 'ee what, landlord," observed the old sailor, quietly replenishing his pipe
from a huge pewter tobacco-box, as the waterman and Wood quitted the house,
"you've said good-b'ye to your friend. Moving swiftly to the end of the corridor, he pushed
open a door at random and entered a large room, which looked to have been a
saloon, judging from the faded gilt and crimson wall-paper, a mirror above the
fireplace which was surrounded by an ornate gilded frame, now sadly tarnished,
and a worn Chippendale sofa with striped upholstery and tasselled cushions. I knew it was in vain to cry 'murder!' in the Mint,
so I had recourse to stratagem.
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