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Here's a great young Squire, and many other "great gentlefolks of quality.

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"Was ever any thing like it!" fays the Miftrefs; why the devil would you not keep fome of the best rooms for the quality, when you know scarce ,, a day paffes without fome calling here? If they be gentlemen, I am certain, when they know it is for her Ladyfhip, they will get up again.

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"Not upon my account," fays the Lady; "I will have no person disturbed for me. If you room that is commonly decent, it will ferve me » very well, though it be never fo plain. I beg, Madam, you will not give yourself fo much trouble on my account. "O, Madam," cries the other, "I have feveral very good rooms for that » matter, but none good enough for Honor's your Ladyship. However, as you are so condescending to take with the best I have, do, Sufan, get a fire in the Rofe this minute. Will your Ladyfhip be pleased to go up now, or ftay till the fire is lighted?" "I think I have sufficiently warmed myfelf," anfwered the Lady, "fo if you please I will go now. I am afraid I have kept people, and particularly that gentleman (meaning Par,,tridge) too long in the cold already. Indeed I cannot bear to think of keeping any perfon from the fire this dreadful weather." She then departed

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with her maid, the landlady marching with two lighted candles before her.

When that good woman returned, the converfation in the kitchen was all upon the charms of the young Lady. There is indeed in perfect beauty a power which none almost can withstand for my landlady, though she was not pleased at the negative given to the fupper, declared fhe had never feen fo lovely a creature. Partridge ran out into the most extravagant encomiums on her face, though he could not refrain from paying fome compliments to the gold lace on her habit: the poft-boy fung forth the praises of her goodness, which were likewife echoed by the other poft-boy, who was now come in. "She is a true good Lady, I warrant her," fays he; "for fhe has mercy upon dumb creatures; for she asked me every now and then ,, upon the journey, if I did not think fhe fhould hurt the horses by riding too fast; and when she » came in, fhe charged me to give them as much corn as ever they would eat.

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Such charms are there in affability, and so fure is it to attract the praises of all kinds of people. It may indeed be compared to the celebrated Mrs. Huffey *. It is equally fure to fet off every female perfection to the highest advantage, and to palliate and conceal every defect. A fhort reflection which

* A celebrated Mantua-maker in the Strand, famous for fetting off the fhapes of women.

we could not forbear making in this place, where my Reader has feen the lovelinefs of an affable deportment; and truth will now oblige us to contrast it, by fhowing the reverse.

CHA P. I V.

Containing infallible Noftrums for procuring univerfal Difefteem and Hatred.

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pillow, than the waiting-woman returned to the kitchen to regale with some of those dainties which 'her Mistress had refused.

The company, at her entrance, fhowed her the same respect which they had before paid to her Miftrefs, by rifing; but the forgot to imitate her, by defiring them to fit down again. Indeed it was scarce poffible they fhould have done fo: for fhe placed her chair in fuch a pofture, as to occupy almoft the whole fire. She then ordered a chicken to be broiled that inftant, declaring if it was not ready in a quarter of an hour, she would not ftay for it. Now though the chicken was then at rooft in the stable, and required the feveral ceremonies of catching, killing, and picking, before it was brought to the gridiron, my landlady would nevertheless have undertaken to do all within the time; but the guest being unfortunately admitted behind the scenes, must have been witness to the fourberie; the poor woman was therefore obliged to confefs that she had none in the house;

" But, Madam," faid fhe, "I can get any kind of mutton in an inftant from the butcher's."

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"Do you think then," anfwered the waitinggentlewoman, "that I have the ftomach of a horse, to eat mutton at this time of night? Sure you people that keep inns imagine your betters are like yourselves. Indeed I expected to get nothing at this wretched place. I wonder my » Lady would ftop at it. I fuppofe none but ,, tradefmen and graziers ever call here. The landlady fired at this indignity offered to her house; however, fhe fuppreffed her temper, and contented herself with faying, "Very good quality frequented it, fhe thanked Heaven!" "Don't tell me,

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cries the other, "of quality! I believe I know more of people of quality than fuch as you. „ But, prithee, without troubling me with "your impertinence, do tell me what I can have for supper, for though I cannot eat horse-flesh, I am really hungry. Why truly, Madam," anfwered the landlady, you could not take me again at fuch a difadvantage: for I must confefs, I have nothing in the house, unless a cold piece of beef, which indeed a gentleman's footman and the poft-boy have almoft cleared to the bone." Woman," said Mrs. Abigail, (fo for fhortness we will call her) "I intreat you not to make me fick. If I had fafted a month, I could not eat what had been touched by the fingers of fuch

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try you can do a little tolerably for once, and don't think have a farmer's wife, or fome of those creatures in the house." The landlady began then to handle her knife; but the other stopt her, faying; "Good ,woman, I must infift upon your first washing » your hands; for I am extremely nice, and have been always ufed from my 'cradle to have every " thing in the most elegant manner."

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The landlady, who governed herself with much difficulty, began now. the necessary preparations; for as to Sufan, fhe was utterly rejected, and with fuch difdain that the poor wench was as hard put to it, to restrain her hands from violence, as her Mistress had been to hold her tongue. This indeed Sufan did not entirely; for tho' fhe literally kept it within her teeth, yet there it muttered many "marry» come-ups, as good flesh and blood as yourself," with other fuch indignant phrases.

While the fupper was preparing, Mrs. Abigail began to lament fhe had not ordered a fire in the parlour; but fhe faid,, that was now too late.

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However," faid fhe, "I have novelty to recommend a kitchen; for I do not believe I ever eat in one before, Then turning to the poft-boys, she asked them, "Why they were not in the stable

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