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The news that John Beacham had carried his wife into the country, / without even allowing that ill-used young woman to return to / Stanwick-street, was communicated on the following morning by Colonel / Norcott to his young friend, to whom he wrote a hurried note as follows:
"Only fancy! John Beacham, after behaving like a bear, carried off / my poor girl, just as she was, to Updown. I had half a mind to / interfere; but the Derby before everything! We shall meet on the / course, I suppose. If not, at the club afterwards. Good luck to / Rough Diamond, and to us! We are in the same boat. Sink or / swim? -- with me, at least.