I never applied for the appointment; there's some mistake.

POS. Mistake, nonsense! here it is in the newspaper, and you know as

well as I do that newspapers never make mistakes. Captain Charles

Ratcliffe appointed superintendent of the rural police.

RAT. (_aside_) What the devil's to be done?--luckily I've got rid of

my disguise!

POS. How very odd I should happen to run up against you. Eh! at five

o'clock in the morning too.

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