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THE MONKEYS.
61
care for the exertion, so I merely grinned at
him in a rather unfriendly way), ’and where we
both may learn something for our profession.
I am going to take you to see the nigger
minstrels.’
"’ Where ?’ said I; ’ at the public-house?’ for
I had seen some skulking about there, rivalling
our sweet music and first-class performance on
the opposite pavement.
"’No,’said he, ’at the reg’lar grand halls,
where there are forty of them, all in white bibs
and dress-coats, awfully genteel, I can tell you,
Jocko,’ and he then kissed me on the brow,
and said, ’ Bless you, my pet, my little
breadwinner !’ and fell asleep. But / could scarcely
sleep that night, I was so curious to see these
fine performances, of which I had heard a great
deal at the ’ Padrone’s ’ house. The Padrone
was another Italian, with whom we lodged, and
where there was always a great number of
organ-grinders living, who, like Master Carlo,
hired the instrument from him, and, like us,
gave him all their collections and got board
and lodging in return. We all lived in the
’Seven Dials,’ a handy place for itinerant
artists like us.
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