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Master Cheese wished to be promoted
also to "Mister" Cheese; but he remained obstinately excessively short,
and people would still call him "Master." He appeared to grow in breadth
instead of height, and underwent, in consequence, a perpetual inward
mortification. Jan would tell him he should eat less and walk more; but
the advice was not taken.
Jan Verner was turning into the surgery at a swinging pace, and came in
violent contact with Master Cheese, who was coming out at another sharp
pace. Jan rubbed his chest, and Cheese his head.
"I say, Jan," said he, "can't you look where your going?"
"Can't _you_ look?" returned Jan. "Where are you off to?"
"There's something the matter at Duff's. About a dozen came here in a
body, wanting you. Bob says Dan Duff was dying."
Jan turned his eyes on Bob, the surgery-boy. Bob answered the look--
"It's what they said, sir. They said as Dan Duff was a-dying and
a-frothing at the mouth. It's about five minutes ago, sir."
"Did you go over?" asked Jan of Cheese. "I saw a crowd round Mrs. Duff's
door."
"No, I didn't.


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