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"
But
the
suit
for
breach
of
promise
!
"
groaned
I
.
"
Ah
,
and
is
that
the
rub
?
"
exclaimed
my
wife
.
"
Is
it
possible
that
you
view
that
affair
in
an
objectionable
light
?
Mr
.
Bullfrog
,
I
never
could
have
dreamed
it
!
Is
it
an
objection
that
I
have
triumphantly
defended
myself
against
slander
and
vindicated
my
purity
in
a
court
of
justice
?
Or
do
you
complain
because
your
wife
has
shown
the
proper
spirit
of
a
woman
,
and
punished
the
villain
who
trifled
with
her
affections
?
"
"
But
,
"
persisted
I
,
shrinking
into
a
corner
of
the
coach
,
however
,
—
for
I
did
not
know
precisely
how
much
contradiction
the
proper
spirit
of
a
woman
would
endure
,
—
"
but
,
my
love
,
would
it
not
have
been
more
dignified
to
treat
the
villain
with
the
silent
contempt
he
merited
?
"
"
That
is
all
very
well
,
Mr
.
Bullfrog
,
"
said
my
wife
,
slyly
;
"
but
,
in
that
case
,
where
would
have
been
the
five
thousand
dollars
which
are
to
stock
your
dry
goods
store
?
"
"
Mrs
.
Bullfrog
,
upon
your
honor
,
"
demanded
I
,
as
if
my
life
hung
upon
her
words
,
"
is
there
no
mistake
about
those
five
thousand
dollars
?
"
"
Upon
my
word
and
honor
there
is
none
,
"
replied
she
.
"
The
jury
gave
me
every
cent
the
rascal
had
;
and
I
have
kept
it
all
for
my
dear
Bullfrog
.
"
"
Then
,
thou
dear
woman
,
"
cried
I
,
with
an
overwhelming
gush
of
tenderness
,
"
let
me
fold
thee
to
my
heart
.
The
basis
of
matrimonial
bliss
is
secure
,
and
all
thy
little
defects
and
frailties
are
forgiven
.
Nay
,
since
the
result
has
been
so
fortunate
,
I
rejoice
at
the
wrongs
which
drove
thee
to
this
blessed
lawsuit
.
Happy
Bullfrog
that
I
am
!
"
Not
a
great
while
ago
,
passing
through
the
gate
of
dreams
,
I
visited
that
region
of
the
earth
in
which
lies
the
famous
City
of
Destruction
.
It
interested
me
much
to
learn
that
by
the
public
spirit
of
some
of
the
inhabitants
a
railroad
has
recently
been
established
between
this
populous
and
flourishing
town
and
the
Celestial
City
.
Having
a
little
time
upon
my
hands
,
I
resolved
to
gratify
a
liberal
curiosity
by
making
a
trip
thither
.
Accordingly
,
one
fine
morning
after
paying
my
bill
at
the
hotel
,
and
directing
the
porter
to
stow
my
luggage
behind
a
coach
,
I
took
my
seat
in
the
vehicle
and
set
out
for
the
station
-
house
.
It
was
my
good
fortune
to
enjoy
the
company
of
a
gentleman
—
one
Mr
.
Smooth
-
it
-
away
—
who
,
though
he
had
never
actually
visited
the
Celestial
City
,
yet
seemed
as
well
acquainted
with
its
laws
,
customs
,
policy
,
and
statistics
,
as
with
those
of
the
City
of
Destruction
,
of
which
he
was
a
native
townsman
.
Being
,
moreover
,
a
director
of
the
railroad
corporation
and
one
of
its
largest
stockholders
,
he
had
it
in
his
power
to
give
me
all
desirable
information
respecting
that
praiseworthy
enterprise
.
Our
coach
rattled
out
of
the
city
,
and
at
a
short
distance
from
its
outskirts
passed
over
a
bridge
of
elegant
construction
,
but
somewhat
too
slight
,
as
I
imagined
,
to
sustain
any
considerable
weight
.
On
both
sides
lay
an
extensive
quagmire
,
which
could
not
have
been
more
disagreeable
either
to
sight
or
smell
,
had
all
the
kennels
of
the
earth
emptied
their
pollution
there
.
"
This
,
"
remarked
Mr
.
