Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-12-04
Dickens'.Ncw Work.
DEALINGS WITH THE FIRM OF
DOMBEY AND SON.
Wholesale, Retail and for Expectation.

by CHARLES DIcKENs.

CHAPTER ".
In phirh some mare First appearances are mqde on
te Stagc Of these Idrcntuues.
Though the offices of Dombpv and son were
within the liberties of the CITY of LONDON. and
within hearing of Cow Rells. when their clash
inr voices were not drowned by the uproar in
the streets. yet there were hints of adventurous
and romantic story TO be observed in some ofthe
adjacent objects. Cog and Magog held their
state within ten minutes walk the Soyal Ey-
change was close at hand the Bank of England
with It's vaults of gold and silver down among
The dead men underground, was their mlgniii-
cent n%eighbor, Juatround the corner stood the
rich East India House. tccming with suggestions
Of precious stuff ami stones, tigers, elephants.
howiahs. hookahs. umbrellas. palm trees. palan-
quinS. and gorgeous princes ola brown complex
ion sitting on carpets with their slippers very
much turned up at the toes. Anywhere in the
immediate vicinity there might he seen pictures
of ships rpccding away full sail to all part, of
the world o~uttitting warehouses ready to pack
off anybody anywhere, fully equipped in haitian
hour and little timber midshipnoni in obso!ctcna-
val uniforms, externally employed outside the shop
doors Of nautical Observation-Disclosures in taking
observations of the hackney ceacheS.
Sole master and proprietor of one Of these cf-
figies-of that which IN ght be called. familiarity.
W. '""' ''N u iEA 'Nl
above the pavement. right leg foremost. with a
suavity the least cndurable, and had the shoe
buckles and tapped w~aiStcolt least reconcilablc
to human reason. and bore at its right eve the
most Extensively dlSproportionate piece of ma
c~linrry-sole master and proprietor Of that mid.
shipman, and proud of him too. an elderly gentle.
man in a Welsh wig had paid hou,e-rent. taxes
rates, and dues, for more years than many IA full.
grown midshipman of flesh and blood has mum.
bcrcd in his life: and mid,hipmen who have Obj,
,,ino1 - nro,,, oraon ali arn ia,.a NV, han
van.i,r r. ,l,as FEnoiigh 1885, ~ '
Tha .,not !, .raJ, ~ iii, ola on.l
rr;s,J obronau,a,ar. haro,,a, ,aIa.aaan
co,n,ssos chart. n,n sov,an,s Jrar ts rnn,
snaci,,ons ocarar, Liza of ;nstrun,nn, msaJ !,
H. - ara !!hin'. arr'n ar b. Looninn -
- eh;n,, - ar ,ha nrngaonfnn sI5i,'
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his DIV, u,ors .nJ pn III. .baIyo. Viii nona In,
.o MINI "'n - ha'o c,IrJ ill., ,nnI "nnna
sod ,ho msn If ar baying once ov,ninod ccoul
ha,o o,,or no, h,ol. aaai, ;n.o ,hair onan,
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mod into ,ho ,i,hto.t cases ti,,cI ina ,bo no,
nnu,oD, ornorI f'nood nm hnhinl ,h m' 10Y :" ~,
no~,inont omshionI and w. au,ad ;n,n ,hn oon,o ~
pnnins T., nra,on, IT, nb;IoSnnhina, o,ana"
crnno h,inr II. tnrLoJ h, ,ha roiina nc ,Lnr,a
, sci ov,r,orJin.r nro..r,i.n, u.ar, t,Lan H.;
ayorr ins,ancn to ,irn roo,n anil roan ,hn ,hin
>. con2,n, . and ~ mncb nrac,ical NJ" m aat;on wa
, f,,od and c"SbionnJ and screwed INK ororr w."
IT.. ~',ba,ban ,ba hnu $500 ~, nov. "loh ''ouno' w.
: w "ouo,binr ha,woan nocLod h a. auI . we" s,a'
4 Gsb nv o,heTs n,ere and ,Inea ANITA m;iJ au
d modest Moves ~ cnmnareJ ,ri,bi n,hori. ~ ,h'
the shonitsoIf nor,aLiru Of ,ha ro,oral ;ncD.c,;o,
seemed aI,nnsi ~ - 80 -
IS ship-shape concern. wanting only GOOD sea -roor
Ne in the event of AN unexpected launch. to wol
its way securely to any desert island in Il
r. world.
ID Many minor incidents in the household life
es the Ships Instrument Maker, who was proud
", his little mid-hipman, assisted and bore out tn
Sc fancy. His acquaintance lying chiefly amoI
y. ship-chandIers and so fourth, he had alwa
Ill plenty of the verltable ships biscuit on his tabl