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LORD ALVANLEY, after his duel with young O'Connell, gave a guinea to the
hackney-coachman who had driven him to and from the scene of the
encounter. The man, surprised at the largeness of the sum, said, My
Lord, I only took you to-- Alvanley interrupted him with, My friend,
the guinea is for bringing me back, not for taking me out.
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