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slowly along on each side of me as I walked myhorse up the drive, I perceived a gentleman, whomI thought I ought to recognise, seated in the cor-ner of the carriage, muffled up in a fur cloak. Heseemed also to be actuated by the same feeling,for, as if by a simultaneous impulse, his fingerswere tapping at the glass at the moment I wasturning my horse's head to beckon him to let downthe window. I soon perceived he was my oldschoolfellow, and waited for a minute expectingthe carriage-window to be opened; but findingthat, from the shake of his head and his signs,he wished me to go round to the leeward side ofthe carriage; which, with some difficulty, I wasenabled to effect; in a few minutes I was con-vinced, from the sha"ke of his hand, that my friendWunderlich carried in his bosom the same heart,as a man, which had beaten so warmly in it as aboy. ff Hah ! Hick, my worthy fellow!" said he," how happy I am to meet you. Let me see! it isten years since we parted at old Bumpem's :—howis the old boy 1 —Ten years ! i'faith time has al-tered both of us, Hick; I have been over half ofEurope since we parted, and it is only ten days since