Identifier: richardsavagerom02whit (find matches)
Title: Richard Savage : a romance of real life
Year: 1844 (1840s)
Authors: Whitehead, Charles, 1804-1862
Subjects: Savage, Richard, d. 1743
Publisher: London : R. Bentley
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Too intent upon his argument to break offin the midst, or indeed, to suffer interruption,he greeted Merchant with a sidelong extensionof his hand, holding the fingers of his friendtill he had concluded, when he threw himselfback in his chair in triumph. Not a word more—that decides it, he ex-claimed, I wont hear another word— to alittle sharp-faced man, who had determined tosecure the best chance of the next speech bykeeping his mouth ready open for utterance. Well, Merchant, we see you at last. / thoughtyou were dead, but they talked of catchpoles. Permit me to introduce a young gentleman—Mr. Richard Savage—who is particularly anx-ious for the honour of an introduction to Mr.Lovell. Very happy indeed to see Mr. Richard Sa-vage, returned Lovell, rising, and with hishand extended on his breast, bowing profoundly—^ You rogue, to Merchant— Mr. Savage,I hope, is anxious for more honour than hecan derive from an introduction to JackLovell. If we might request the favour of your
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c/- ^JU. cA \^~^ RICHARD SAVAGE. 93 joining us in a bowl of punch/^ suggestedMerchant, with a persuasive softness^ overhere at the side table ?^ Lovell licked his lips with evident satis-faction. A bowl of punch ! Why ah !—yes. WeUleave the commonalty, and adjourn. When the punch had gone round. Merchantin few words opened our business to him. ^ What V cried Lovell, one of us, is he ?Mr. Savage, give me your hand. I wish youwell—I wish you happy—I wish you prosper-ous, and therefore, perhaps I ought to say, Iwish you would run away from authorship asfast as your good sense mil carry you. And soyou have written a play—a little comedy—mirth-inspiring comedy ! Bless the ingeniousyoung rogue/ turning to Merchant, what aset of teeth he shows ! I hope hell alwaysfind employment for em.He regarded me attentively for ^ome moments. Hell do—hell do, he exclaimed, 1 seeit in every lineament. And you think JackLovell can be of service to you ? Jack Lovellimbibes new life from the fatt

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