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acquaintancethisherthanthelandlordofthehouse,or
ratherthehusbandofthelandladyhehadbutlatelydehisdescent
doperhewas
generallynfinedtohisroouringonehalfoftheyear;andduring
therest,heoakedhispipe,anddrankhis
bottleselfintheleast
hanykindofbusinesshehadbeenbred,astheycallit,a
gentlen;thatis,breduptodonothing;andhadspentavery
sllfortune,anindustriousfarrhis
unarriedby
landladyforcertain
ansheartilybutashewasasurly
kindoffelloentedherselfhfrequentlyupbraiding
hiydisadvantageousparisonshherfirsthusband,whose
praiseshehadinheruth;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:”hestbeagentlentobesure,if
heisahorseracerthedevilfetchsuchgentryiaureiwishi
hadneverseenanyoftheihavereasontolovehorseracers
truly””thatyouhave,”saysthe”foriwasone,youknow””yes,”
she,”youareapureoneindeedasfirsthusbandusedtosay,i
yputallthegoodihaveevergotbyyouineyes,andsee
neverthehusband”crieshe”dontdna
bettethananshenot
havedoneit””thenyouthink,”sayshe,”ihavenotsoch
urageasyourself;foryouhavedndhiyinhearing””ifi
did,”saysshe,”ihaverepentedofitnysthegoodtiandoft
andifheeaeorso,itdothnot
beesuchaoneasyoutotehee,was;
andifeverididkeuseofanillwordorsoinapassion,i
never
rascal”chreshesaid,butnotinhishearing;forhaving
lightedhispipe,hestaggeredoffasfastasheuldweshall
thereforetranscribenoreofherspeech,asitapproachedstill
nearerandnearertoasubjecttooindelicatetofindanyplacein
thishistory
earlyintheingpartridgeappearedatthebedsideofjones,
readyequippedforthejouey,hhisknapsackathisbackthis
anship;forbesideshisothertrades,hewasno
indifferenttaylorhehadalreadyputuphisockoflinen
init,nsistingoffourshirts,tofor
jones;andthenpaanteau,heing
hittooptinhishe
landlady,ovalstillafterthepayntof
thereckoning
thelandladyegoveessinthese
regions;itplyhherrules;sothe
billountedtoachlargersubr >
thanghthavebeenexpeenthjones
hadtexi,h
publiysteriesoftheirtradethefirstis,
iftheyhaveanythinggoodintheirhouse
happenstoproduceitonlytopersonsravelhgreat
equipages2dly,tochargethesafortheveryprovisions,
asiftheyhebestandlastly,ifanyoftheirguestscall
butforlittle,toketheayadoublepriceforeverythingthey
have;sothattheauntbytheheadybechthesa
thebillbeingdeanddischarged,jonessetforh
partridge,carryinghisknapsack;nordidthelandladyndescendto
agoodjouey;forthiss,aninnfrequented
bypeopleoffashion;andiknois,butallthosewho
gettheirlivelihoodbypeopleoffashion,ntractasch
insolenankind,asiftheyreallybelongedtothat
ranktheelves
chapter8
jonesarrivesatgloucester,andgoestothebell;thecharacter
ofthathouse,andofapettyfoggereetsh
jonesandpartridge,orlittlebenjanhetoflittle
ironically,hebeinginrealitynearsixfeet
high,havinglefttheirlastquartersinthennerbeforedescribed,
travelledontogloucestereetinganyadventureh
relating
beingarrivedhere,theyent
thesignofthebell,anexcellenthouseindeed,andost
seriouslyrendtoeveryreaderthisantientcity
thesterofitisbrothertothegreatpreacherefield;butis
absolutelyuntainted,or
ofanyotherheretian,
and,inopinion,notlikelytocreateanydisturbanceeitherin
churchorstatehisuchpretensionto
beauty,andisstillaveryfineanherpersonanddeportnt
ghthavedeashiningfigureinthepolitestasselies;but
thoughshestbensanyotherperfections,she
seeperfectlyntentedh,andresignedto,thatstateoflifeto
hisresignationisentirelyoothe
prudenper;forsheisatpresentasfree
fronythodisticalnotionsasherhusband:isayatpresent;for
shefreelynfessesthatherbrothersdocuntsdeatfirstso
iressionuponher,andthatshehadputherselftotheexpenseof
alonghood,inordertoattendtheextraordinaryetionsofthe
spirit;havingfound,duringanexperintofthreeweeks,no
etions,shesays,hafarthing,sheverywiselylaidbyher
hood,andabandonedthesecttobencise,sheisaveryfriendly
goodnaturedan;andsoindustrioustooblige,thattheguestsst
beofveryrosedispositionext
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anew
acquaintancethisherthanthelandlordofthehouse,or
ratherthehusbandofthelandladyhehadbutlatelydehisdescent
doperhewas
generallynfinedtohisroouringonehalfoftheyear;andduring
therest,heoakedhispipe,anddrankhis
bottleselfintheleast
hanykindofbusinesshehadbeenbred,astheycallit,a
gentlen;thatis,breduptodonothing;andhadspentavery
sllfortune,anindustriousfarrhis
unarriedby
landladyforcertain
ansheartilybutashewasasurly
kindoffelloentedherselfhfrequentlyupbraiding
hiydisadvantageousparisonshherfirsthusband,whose
praiseshehadinheruth;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:”hestbeagentlentobesure,if
heisahorseracerthedevilfetchsuchgentryiaureiwishi
hadneverseenanyoftheihavereasontolovehorseracers
truly””thatyouhave,”saysthe”foriwasone,youknow””yes,”
she,”youareapureoneindeedasfirsthusbandusedtosay,i
yputallthegoodihaveevergotbyyouineyes,andsee
neverthehusband”crieshe”dontdna
bettethananshenot
havedoneit””thenyouthink,”sayshe,”ihavenotsoch
urageasyourself;foryouhavedndhiyinhearing””ifi
did,”saysshe,”ihaverepentedofitnysthegoodtiandoft
andifheeaeorso,itdothnot
beesuchaoneasyoutotehee,was;
andifeverididkeuseofanillwordorsoinapassion,i
never
rascal”chreshesaid,butnotinhishearing;forhaving
lightedhispipe,hestaggeredoffasfastasheuldweshall
thereforetranscribenoreofherspeech,asitapproachedstill
nearerandnearertoasubjecttooindelicatetofindanyplacein
thishistory
earlyintheingpartridgeappearedatthebedsideofjones,
readyequippedforthejouey,hhisknapsackathisbackthis
anship;forbesideshisothertrades,hewasno
indifferenttaylorhehadalreadyputuphisockoflinen
init,nsistingoffourshirts,tofor
jones;andthenpaanteau,heing
hittooptinhishe
landlady,ovalstillafterthepayntof
thereckoning
thelandladyegoveessinthese
regions;itplyhherrules;sothe
billountedtoachlargersubr >
thanghthavebeenexpeenthjones
hadtexi,h
publiysteriesoftheirtradethefirstis,
iftheyhaveanythinggoodintheirhouse
happenstoproduceitonlytopersonsravelhgreat
equipages2dly,tochargethesafortheveryprovisions,
asiftheyhebestandlastly,ifanyoftheirguestscall
butforlittle,toketheayadoublepriceforeverythingthey
have;sothattheauntbytheheadybechthesa
thebillbeingdeanddischarged,jonessetforh
partridge,carryinghisknapsack;nordidthelandladyndescendto
agoodjouey;forthiss,aninnfrequented
bypeopleoffashion;andiknois,butallthosewho
gettheirlivelihoodbypeopleoffashion,ntractasch
insolenankind,asiftheyreallybelongedtothat
ranktheelves
chapter8
jonesarrivesatgloucester,andgoestothebell;thecharacter
ofthathouse,andofapettyfoggereetsh
jonesandpartridge,orlittlebenjanhetoflittle
ironically,hebeinginrealitynearsixfeet
high,havinglefttheirlastquartersinthennerbeforedescribed,
travelledontogloucestereetinganyadventureh
relating
beingarrivedhere,theyent
thesignofthebell,anexcellenthouseindeed,andost
seriouslyrendtoeveryreaderthisantientcity
thesterofitisbrothertothegreatpreacherefield;butis
absolutelyuntainted,or
ofanyotherheretian,
and,inopinion,notlikelytocreateanydisturbanceeitherin
churchorstatehisuchpretensionto
beauty,andisstillaveryfineanherpersonanddeportnt
ghthavedeashiningfigureinthepolitestasselies;but
thoughshestbensanyotherperfections,she
seeperfectlyntentedh,andresignedto,thatstateoflifeto
hisresignationisentirelyoothe
prudenper;forsheisatpresentasfree
fronythodisticalnotionsasherhusband:isayatpresent;for
shefreelynfessesthatherbrothersdocuntsdeatfirstso
iressionuponher,andthatshehadputherselftotheexpenseof
alonghood,inordertoattendtheextraordinaryetionsofthe
spirit;havingfound,duringanexperintofthreeweeks,no
etions,shesays,hafarthing,sheverywiselylaidbyher
hood,andabandonedthesecttobencise,sheisaveryfriendly
goodnaturedan;andsoindustrioustooblige,thattheguestsst
beofveryrosedispositionext
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