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    acquaintahisherthanthelandlordofthehouse,or

    ratherthehusbandofthelandlady.hehadbutlatelydehisdest

    doperhewas

    generallyohisronehalfoftheyear;andduring

    therest,heoakedhispipe,anddrankhis

    bottleselfintheleast

    hanykindofbusiness.hehadbeenbred,astheycallit,a

    gehatis,breduptodonothing;andhadspentavery

    sllfortune,anindustriousfarrhis

    unarriedby

    landladyforcertain

    aily.butashewasasurly

    kindoffelloentedherselfhfrequentlyupbraiding

    hiydisadvantageousparisonshherfirsthusband,whose

    praiseshehadih;andassheostpartstress

    oftheprofit,sosheent

    ofthefaly,and,afteralongsuccesslessstruggle,tosufferher

    husbandtobesterofhielf.

    intheevening,,aslldispute

    arosebet:”,”saysthe

    an,isee””yes,”

    anshehusband,”tletogether,andavery

    gentlenlikenheis,andhathaveryprettynotionofhorseflesh.

    indeed,heisyoung,andhathnotseenchoftheforibelievehe

    hathbeenatveryfees.””ohoheisoneofyourorder,

    ishe”repliesthelandlady:”hestbeageobesure,if

    heisahorseracer.thedevilfetchsutryiaureiwishi

    hadneverseenanyoftheihavereasontolovehorseracers

    truly””thatyouhave,”saysthe”foriwasone,youknow.””yes,”

    she,”youareapureoneindeed.asfirsthusbaosay,i

    yputallthegoodihaveevergotbyyouineyes,andsee

    hehusband”crieshe.”dontdna

    betternthana

    havedo.””thenyouthink,”sayshe,”ihavenotsoch

    urageasyourself;foryouhavedndhiyinhearing.””ifi

    did,”saysshe,”ihaverepentedofitnysthegoodtiandoft.

    andifheeaeorso,itdothnot

    beesueasyoutote.hee,was;

    andifeverididkeuseofanillwordorsoinapassion,i

    never

    rascal.”chreshesaid,butnotinhishearing;forhaving

    lightedhispipe,hestaggeredoffasfastasheuld.weshall

    thereforetranscribenoreofherspeech,asitapproachedstill

    nearerandoasubjecttooindelicatetofindanypla

    thishistory.

    earlyintheingpartridgeappearedatthebedsideofjones,

    readyequippedforthejouey,hhisknapsackathisback.this

    anship;forbesideshisothertrades,hewasno

    indifferenttaylor.hehadalreadyputuphisockoflinen

    init,nsistingoffourshirts,tofor

    .jones;andthenpaanteau,heing

    hittooptinhishe

    landlady,ovalstillafterthepayntof

    thereing.

    thelandladyegoveessinthese

    regions;itplyhherrules;sothe

    billouoachlargersubr >

    thanghthavebeehjones

    hadtexi,h

    publiysteriesoftheirtrade.thefirstis,

    iftheyhaveanythinggoodintheirhouse

    happenstoproduceitonlytopersonsravelhgreat

    equipages.2dly,tethesafortheveryprovisions,

    asiftheyhebest.andlastly,ifanyoftheirguestscall

    butforlittle,toketheayadoublepriceforeverythingthey

    have;sothattheauntbytheheadybechthesa.

    thebillbeingdeanddischarged,joforh

    partridge,carryinghisknapsaordidthelandladyndesdto

    agoodjouey;forthiss,aninnfrequented

    bypeopleoffashion;andiknois,butallthosewhettheirlivelihoodbypeopleoffashion,ntractasch

    insolenankind,asiftheyreallybelohat

    ranktheelves.

    chapter8

    jonesarrivesatgloucester,ahebell;thecharacter

    ofthathouse,andofapettyfoggereetsh

    .jonesandpartridge,orlittlebenjaoflittle

    ironically,hebeingiynearsixfeet

    high,haviheirlastquartersinthennerbeforedescribed,

    travelledontogloucestereetinganyadventureh

    relating.

    beingarrivedhere,theyent

    thesignofthebell,anexcellenthouseindeed,andost

    seriouslyrendtoeveryreaderthisacity.

    thesterofitisbrothertothegreatpreacherefield;butis

    absolutelyuntainted,or

    ofanyotherheretian,

    and,inopinion,notlikelytocreateanydisturbaherin

    churchorstate.hisuchpretensionto

    beauty,andisstillaveryfinean.herpersonant

    ghthavedeashiningfigureinthepolitestasselies;but

    thoughshestbensanyotherperfes,she

    seeperfetentedh,andresigo,thatstateoflifeto

    hisresignatioirelyoothe

    prudenper;forsheisatpresentasfree

    fronythodistiotionsasherhusband:isayatpresent;for

    shefreelynfessesthatherbrothersdotsdeatfirstso

    iressionuponher,andthatshehadputherselftotheexpenseof

    alonghood,ioatteraordiionsofthe

    spirit;havingfound,duringaofthreeweeks,no

    etions,shesays,hafarthing,sheverywiselylaidbyher

    hood,andabahesect.tobencise,sheisaveryfriendly

    goodnaturedan;andsoindustrioustooblige,thattheguestsst

    beofveryrosedispositio

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