Cabby Delineatob.—A correspondentrecalls a characteristic anecdote of Dickens and Forster. One night Dickens'was conveyed from the play by a cabman, who addressed him by name. It turned out that he knew Douglas Jerrold, Macready, and others of the gu.'ld of literature set. He was asked if he knew Forstcr. - Hot by name. His personal appearance was described. " Oh, yes; I knows the gent •—a werry arbitrary core," said cabby.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2529, 13 February 1877, Page 2
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69Untitled Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2529, 13 February 1877, Page 2
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