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’Lor!don’tyouknow，dear？Why，atannerissixpence；and，asyouweretalkingjustnowaboutcrowns，itwillbeaswelltotellyouthatthoseofourtradenevercallsthemcrowns，butbulls；butI

amtalkingnonsense，justasifyoudidnotknowallthatalready，aswellasmyself；youareonlyshamming-I’mnotrap，dear，normorewastheblessedwomaninthebook。Thankyou，dear-thankyouforthetanner；ifIdon’tspendit，I’llkeepitinremembranceofyoursweetface。What，youaregoing？-well，firstletmewhisperawordtoyou。Ifyouhaveanycliestosellatanytime，I’llbuythemofyou；allsafewithme；Ineverpeach，andscoresatrap；sonow，dear，Godblessyou!andgiveyougoodluck。

Thankyouforyourpleasantcompany，andthankyouforthetanner。’

CHAPTERXXXII

Thetanner-Thehotel-Drinkingclaret-Londonjournal-Newfield-Commonplaceness-Thethreeindividuals-Botheration-

Frankandardent。

’TANNER!’saidImusingly，asIleftthebridge；’Tanner!whatcanthemanwhocuresrawskinsbymeansofapreparationofoakbarkandothermaterialshavetodowiththenamewhichthesefakers，astheycallthemselves，bestowonthesmallestsilvercoininthesedominions？Tanner!Ican’ttracetheconnectionbetweenthemanofbarkandthesilvercoin，unlessjourneymentannersareinthehabitofworkingforsixpenceaday。ButIhaveit，’Icontinued，flourishingmyhatovermyhead，’tanner，inthisinstance，isnotanEnglishword。’IsitnotsurprisingthatthelanguageofMr。

PetulengroandofTawnoChiknoiscontinuallycomingtomyassistancewheneverIappeartobeatanonpluswithrespecttothederivationofcrabbedwords？IhavemadeoutcrabbedwordsinAEschylusbymeansofthespeechofChiknoandPetulengro，andeveninmyBiblicalresearchesIhavederivednoslightassistancefromit。Itappearstobeakindofpicklock，anopensesame，Tanner-

Tawno!theoneisbutamodificationoftheother；theywereoriginallyidentical，andhavestillmuchthesamesignification。

Tanner，inthelanguageoftheapple-woman，meaneththesmallestofEnglishsilvercoins；andTawno，inthelanguageofthePetulengres，thoughbestoweduponthebiggestoftheRomans，accordingtostrictinterpretationsignifiethalittlechild。

SoIleftthebridge，retracingmystepsforaconsiderableway，asIthoughtIhadseenenoughinthedirectioninwhichIhadhithertobeenwandering；IshouldsaythatIscarcelywalkedlessthanthirtymilesaboutthebigcityonthedayofmyfirstarrival。Nightcameon，butstillIwaswalkingabout，myeyeswideopen，andadmiringeverythingthatpresenteditselftothem。

Everythingwasnewtome，foreverythingisdifferentinLondonfromwhatitiselsewhere-thepeople，theirlanguage，thehorses，theTOUTENSEMBLE-eventhestonesofLondonaredifferentfromothers-atleastitappearedtomethatIhadneverwalkedwiththesamecaseandfacilityontheflagstonesofacountrytownasonthoseofLondon；soIcontinuedrovingabouttillnightcameon，andthenthesplendourofsomeoftheshopsparticularlystruckme。

’AregularArabianNightsentertainment!’saidI，asIlookedintooneonCornhill，gorgeouswithpreciousmerchandise，andlightedupwithlustres，theraysofwhichwerereflectedfromahundredmirrors。

But，notwithstandingtheexcellenceoftheLondonpavement，Ibeganaboutnineo’clocktofeelmyselfthoroughlytired；painfullyandslowlydidIdragmyfeetalong。Ialsofeltverymuchinwantofsomerefreshment，andIrememberedthatsincebreakfastIhadtakennothing。IwasnowintheStran