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account of our guefts, and never, on any 

 occafion (which is a (landing rule), any ad- 

 dition that comes not from the farm ; we 

 may fend a man out with a gun for fome 

 game, or catch fome fi(h extraordinary, but 

 nothing more ; and as to wine, I make fome 

 that is equal to any in the South of France, 

 the produce of our own vineyard ; our hours 

 are never changed on account of any body, 

 and we both follow our refpeclive employ- 

 ments the fame as if nobody was here. If 

 the gentleman has an inclination to fee the 

 farm, and my methods of culture, he goes 

 with me where my bufmefs may happen to 

 call me, and, at leifure hours or days of 

 reft only do I take rides, with a mere view 

 of conducting them about. The Duke de 

 Richlieu once flood by me an hour, while 

 J was in a drain explaining and mewing 

 the men in what manner I would have it 

 dug, and he even jumped into it himfelf, 

 and handled the fpade. People fometimes 

 exprefs their furprize at my working hard 

 myfelf, faying there can be no neceffity that 

 a perfon, whofe bufmefs anfwers fo well as 

 to afford the necefiary bailiffs and workmen 

 in fuch numbers as I employ, mould work 



himfelf; 



