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butfrohe
retuedustbegtobeexned
partridgefrohisagreeablepany,onious
preface,havingobtainedleavetoofferhisadvice,delivered
hielfasfollows:
”itis,sir,anoldsaying,andatrueone,thataany
sotisleaunselfrofool;iightbe
soboldastoofferyouadvice,eagain,
andleavethesehorridabella,thesebloodyofellowswhoare
ntentedtosheyhavenothingelsetoeat
noe;hats
thecase,antravelabroad”
”partridge,”criesjones,”thouartcertainlyaward;iwish,
therefore,thouethyself,andtroublenore”
”iaskyourhonourspardon,”criespartridge;”ispokeonyour
ayoe,heavenknoy
sofarfroeingafraid,
thativalueapistol,orablunderbuss,oranysuchthing,nore
thanapopguneverynstdieonce,andanner
hoayeoffora
legiassureyou,sir,iylife;andso,if
yourhonourisresolvedtogoon,iaesolvedtofollo,in
thatcase,iightgiveopiniontobesure,itisa
scandalousanlikeyoutowalk
afootnohreegoodhorsesinthestable,h
thelandlordakenoscrupleoftrustingyouh;but,
ifheshould,i;and,letthe
etothe,thekingainlypardonyou,asyouare
goingtofightinhiscause”
nohehonestyofpartridgeohisunderstanding,and
bothdealtonlyinslltters,hepteda
rogueryofthiskind,hadhenotigineditaltogethersafe;forhe
orensiderationofthegallohanof
thefitnessofthings;but,inreality,hethoughtheghthave
ttedthisfelonyhoutanydanger;for,besidesthathedoubted
notbutthenaofallhylyquietthe
landlord,henceivedtheyshouldbealtogethersafe,evertu
affairsghttake;asjones,heigined,wouldhavefriendsenough
ononeside,andashisfriendsontheother
rjonesfoundthatpartridgeinthisproposal,
heveryseverelyrebukedhiandthatinsuchbitterter,that
theotherattetedtolaughitoff,andpresentlytuedthe
disursetoothertters;saying,hebelievedtheyhenina
bauchadopreventedthes
froisturbinghishonourintheddleofthenight”heyday”
sayshe,”ibelievetheygotintoyourchaerheriwouldor
no;forhereliestheffofoneofthentheground”indeed,as
jonesretuedtohisbedinthedark,hehadneverperceivedtheff
onthequilt,and,inleapingintohisbed,hehadtuleditonthe
floorthispartridgenoookup,andoputintohis
pocket,uffarkable,
thatourheroeghtpossiblyhaverellectedithoutthe
infortionannexedbuthisryputtothathardoffice;
foratthesainstanthesahee
uponthepaperoithislooksnoicina
nt,andheeagerlyuff
here””iknoorethanyourhonour,”criedpartridge;”buti
saofoneoftheenurbed
you,ifi””hey”criesjones,
juingoutofbed,andlayingholdofhisanylesoff,i
believe,bythisti,”saidpartridgeandnoher
enquiry,uffwas
nootherthanthelovelysophiaherself
thebehaviourofjonesonthisoccasion,histhoughts,hislooks,
hisions,ionafter
nybitterexecrationsonpartridge,andnotfeself,he
orderedthepoorfelloenedoutofhiss,torun
dohorsesatanyrate;andaveryfeinutes
afterhes,hehasteneddoairsto
exeself,beforegiven
butbeforeopassedonhisarrivalinthe
kitchen,itorecurtohadtherehappened
sinasterssuons
theserjeantarchedoffhhisparty,hetwoirish
gentlenarose,andcadoplainingthattheyhad
beensooftenhenoisesintheinn,thattheyhadneveronce
beenabletoclosetheireyesallnight
theachaid,and
ayhavehithertoncludedwasherown,
rking,ofbath,oneof
theenthateverdealtinhorseflesh,and
ndtoallourreadersravelthat
roadbyeanstheyy,perhaps,havethepleasureofridingin
theveryach,andbeingdrivenbytheveryachn,thatis
rerdedinthishistory
theachn,havingbuttr
clachlanthitheratavery
deratepriceheothisbythereportofthehostler,
orepleasedhretuingtohisfriends
therethantoprosecutealongjouey;forthatthesaidhorsewas
ratheratal
clachlaniediatelyclosedan,
and,atthesati,persuadedhisfriendfitzpatricktoacceptof
thefourthplaceintheachthisnveyancethesorenessofhis
bonesdereagreeabletohihanahorse;and,beingwellassured
ofetinghhisbath,hethoughtalittledelaywouldbe
ofnonsequence
clachlan,uchthesharpeofthetwo,nosoonerheard
thatthisladycafrohester,stancesh
heleaedfrohehostler,thanitight
possiblybehisfriendsh
thissuspicion,ofitzpatrick
hielftosaythetruth,hepositionsh
naturekesupintoo
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butfrohe
retuedustbegtobeexned
partridgefrohisagreeablepany,onious
preface,havingobtainedleavetoofferhisadvice,delivered
hielfasfollows:
”itis,sir,anoldsaying,andatrueone,thataany
sotisleaunselfrofool;iightbe
soboldastoofferyouadvice,eagain,
andleavethesehorridabella,thesebloodyofellowswhoare
ntentedtosheyhavenothingelsetoeat
noe;hats
thecase,antravelabroad”
”partridge,”criesjones,”thouartcertainlyaward;iwish,
therefore,thouethyself,andtroublenore”
”iaskyourhonourspardon,”criespartridge;”ispokeonyour
ayoe,heavenknoy
sofarfroeingafraid,
thativalueapistol,orablunderbuss,oranysuchthing,nore
thanapopguneverynstdieonce,andanner
hoayeoffora
legiassureyou,sir,iylife;andso,if
yourhonourisresolvedtogoon,iaesolvedtofollo,in
thatcase,iightgiveopiniontobesure,itisa
scandalousanlikeyoutowalk
afootnohreegoodhorsesinthestable,h
thelandlordakenoscrupleoftrustingyouh;but,
ifheshould,i;and,letthe
etothe,thekingainlypardonyou,asyouare
goingtofightinhiscause”
nohehonestyofpartridgeohisunderstanding,and
bothdealtonlyinslltters,hepteda
rogueryofthiskind,hadhenotigineditaltogethersafe;forhe
orensiderationofthegallohanof
thefitnessofthings;but,inreality,hethoughtheghthave
ttedthisfelonyhoutanydanger;for,besidesthathedoubted
notbutthenaofallhylyquietthe
landlord,henceivedtheyshouldbealtogethersafe,evertu
affairsghttake;asjones,heigined,wouldhavefriendsenough
ononeside,andashisfriendsontheother
rjonesfoundthatpartridgeinthisproposal,
heveryseverelyrebukedhiandthatinsuchbitterter,that
theotherattetedtolaughitoff,andpresentlytuedthe
disursetoothertters;saying,hebelievedtheyhenina
bauchadopreventedthes
froisturbinghishonourintheddleofthenight”heyday”
sayshe,”ibelievetheygotintoyourchaerheriwouldor
no;forhereliestheffofoneofthentheground”indeed,as
jonesretuedtohisbedinthedark,hehadneverperceivedtheff
onthequilt,and,inleapingintohisbed,hehadtuleditonthe
floorthispartridgenoookup,andoputintohis
pocket,uffarkable,
thatourheroeghtpossiblyhaverellectedithoutthe
infortionannexedbuthisryputtothathardoffice;
foratthesainstanthesahee
uponthepaperoithislooksnoicina
nt,andheeagerlyuff
here””iknoorethanyourhonour,”criedpartridge;”buti
saofoneoftheenurbed
you,ifi””hey”criesjones,
juingoutofbed,andlayingholdofhisanylesoff,i
believe,bythisti,”saidpartridgeandnoher
enquiry,uffwas
nootherthanthelovelysophiaherself
thebehaviourofjonesonthisoccasion,histhoughts,hislooks,
hisions,ionafter
nybitterexecrationsonpartridge,andnotfeself,he
orderedthepoorfelloenedoutofhiss,torun
dohorsesatanyrate;andaveryfeinutes
afterhes,hehasteneddoairsto
exeself,beforegiven
butbeforeopassedonhisarrivalinthe
kitchen,itorecurtohadtherehappened
sinasterssuons
theserjeantarchedoffhhisparty,hetwoirish
gentlenarose,andcadoplainingthattheyhad
beensooftenhenoisesintheinn,thattheyhadneveronce
beenabletoclosetheireyesallnight
theachaid,and
ayhavehithertoncludedwasherown,
rking,ofbath,oneof
theenthateverdealtinhorseflesh,and
ndtoallourreadersravelthat
roadbyeanstheyy,perhaps,havethepleasureofridingin
theveryach,andbeingdrivenbytheveryachn,thatis
rerdedinthishistory
theachn,havingbuttr
clachlanthitheratavery
deratepriceheothisbythereportofthehostler,
orepleasedhretuingtohisfriends
therethantoprosecutealongjouey;forthatthesaidhorsewas
ratheratal
clachlaniediatelyclosedan,
and,atthesati,persuadedhisfriendfitzpatricktoacceptof
thefourthplaceintheachthisnveyancethesorenessofhis
bonesdereagreeabletohihanahorse;and,beingwellassured
ofetinghhisbath,hethoughtalittledelaywouldbe
ofnonsequence
clachlan,uchthesharpeofthetwo,nosoonerheard
thatthisladycafrohester,stancesh
heleaedfrohehostler,thanitight
possiblybehisfriendsh
thissuspicion,ofitzpatrick
hielftosaythetruth,hepositionsh
naturekesupintoo
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