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Brnmmel, in his decay, was wittier than in his best days. He considered himself " inde pendent " at Calais, because he had "Uttle to depend upon" ; and a hungry friend observed at his modest table "that nothing was better than cold beef." The beau replied, " I beg your pardon, cold beef is better than nothing."