The Invitation.
While waiting debating I stated before, Jack Merdle drove up in his carriage and bays, "Halloo," said the banker, "I see you're ashore-- No wonder--this weather is all in a haze-- But come in my carriage, and truly confess You're a victim of hunger and dinner down town; A case of most common distressing distress; When dining in public with Jones, Smith or Brown, Or some other practical men of the nation, Is worse on the whole than a little starvation. But come home with me for the sake of Lang Syne, And see Mrs. Merdle and see how we dine. I must not expect," he advised in advance, "To meet with a dinner got up in perfection, But must run the risk of the luck and the chance, As candidates do on the day of election."
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