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finds any body ftirring in the house to drefs it. Now don't commit any of your ufual blunders, ,, by telling him the fire's out and the fowls alive. ,, And if he should order mutton, don't blab out, that we have none. The butcher, I know, killed a fheep juft before I went to bed, and he never refuses to cut it up warm when I defire it. Go, remember there's all forts of mutton and fowls; "go, open the door, with, Gentlemen, d'ye call? and if they fay nothing, afk what his Honor will be pleased to have for fupper? Don't forget his Honor. Go; if you don't mind all these matters better, you'll never come to any thing.

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Sufan departed, and foon returned with an account, that the two gentlemen were got both into the fame bed. "Two gentlemen," fays the landlady, "in the fame bed! that's impoffible; they are two arrant fcrubs, I warrant them; and, I believe, young Squire Allworthy gueffed right, that the fellow intended to rob her Ladyfhip: ,, for if he had broke open the Lady's door with any of the wicked defigns of a gentleman, he , would never have fneaked away to another room to fave the expense of a fupper and a bed to himself. They are certainly thieves, and their ,, fearching after a wife is nothing but a pretence."

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In these cenfures, my landlady did Mr. Fitzpatrick great injuftice; for he was really born a gentleman, though not worth a groat; and though, perhaps, he had fome few blemishes

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in his heart as well as in his head, yet being a fneaking, or a niggardly fellow, was not one of them. In reality, he was fo generous a man, that whereas he had received a very handfome fortune with his wife, he had now spent every penny of it, except fome little pittance which was fettled upon her; and in order to poffefs himself of this, he had ufed her with such cruelty, that together with his jealoufy, which was of the bitterest kind, it had forced the poor woman to run away from him.

This gentleman then being well tired with his long journey from Chester in one day, with which, and fome good dry blows he had received in the fcuffle, his bones were so fore, that added to the foreness of his mind, it had quite deprived him of any appetite for eating. And being now fo violently disappointed in the woman, whom, at the maid's instance, he had mistaken for his wife, it never once entered into his head, that he might nevertheless be in the house, though he had erred in the first person he had attacked. He therefore yielded to the diffuafions of his friend from fearching any farther after her that night, and accepted the kind offer of part of his bed.

The footman and poft-boy were in a different difpofition. They were more ready to order, than the landlady was to provide; however, after being pretty well fatisfied by them of the real truth of the cafe, and that Mr. Fitzpatrick was no thief, she was at length prevailed on to fet fome cold VOL. III.

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meat before them, which they were devouring with great greedinefs, when Partridge came into the kitchen. He had been first awaked by the hurry which we have before feen; and while he was endeavouring to compofe himself again on his pillow, a fcreech owl had given him fuch a ferenade at his window, that he leapt in a moft horrible affright from his bed, and huddling on his clothes with great expedition, ran down to the protection of the company, whom he heard talking below in the kitchen.

His arrival detained my landlady from returning to her reft for she was just about to leave the other two guefts to the care of Sufan; but the friend of young Squire Allworthy was not to be so neglected, especially as he called for a pint of wine to be mulled. She immediately obeyed, by putting the fame quantity of perry to the fire: for this readily anfwered to the name of every kind of wine.

The Irish footman was retired to bed, and the post-boy was going to follow; but Partridge invited him to ftay, and partake of his wine, which the lad very thankfully accepted. The schoolmafter was indeed afraid to return to bed by himself; and as he did not know how foon he might lofe the company of my landlady, he was refolved to fecure that of the boy, in whose presence he apprehended no danger from the devil or any of his adherents.

And now arrived another poft-boy at the gate, upon which Sufan, being ordered out, returned,

introducing two young women in riding-habits, one of which was fo very richly laced, that Partridge and the poft-boy instantly started from their chairs, and my landlady fell to her courtefies, and her Lady. ships, with great eagerness.

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The Lady in the rich habit faid, with a smile of great condefcenfion, "If you will give me leave, Madam, I will warm myself a few minutes at » your kitchen - fire; for it is really very cold; but I must infift on difturbing no one from his feat." This was spoken on account of Partridge, who had retreated to the other end of the room, ftruck with the utmost awe and astonishment at the fplendor of the Lady's dress. Indeed fhe had a much better title to refpect than this: for she was one of the most beautiful creatures in the world.

The Lady earnestly defired Partridge to return to his feat, but could not prevail. She then pulled off her gloves, and difplayed to the fire two hands, which had every property of fnow in them, except that of melting. Her companion, who was indeed her maid, likewife pulled off her gloves, and difcovered what bore an exact refemblance, in cold and color, to a piece of frozen beef.

"I wish, Madam," quoth the latter, "your Ladyfhip would not think of going any farther tonight. I am terribly afraid your Ladyfhip will not be able to bear the fatigue."

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Why fure," cries the landlady,

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"I think, Madam," faid the Lady, "it would be rather breakfast than fupper; but I can't eat » any thing; and if I stay, shall only lie down for ,, an hour or two. However, if you please, Madam, you may get me a little fack-whey, made » very small and thin."

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"Yes, Madam," cries the Mistress of the house, I have fome excellent white-wine. "You have ,, no fack then?" fays the Lady. "Yes, an't please "your Honor, I have; I may challenge the coun>> try for that But let me beg your Lady ship to

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Upon my word, I can't eat a morfel," fwered the Lady; " and I fhall be much obliged to » you, if you will please to get my apartment ready as foon as poffible: for I am refolved to be on horfeback again in three hours. "

Why, Sufan," cries the landlady, "is there a ,, fire lit yet in the Wild-goofe?—I am forry, Madam, all my best rooms are full. Several people of the first quality are now in bed.

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