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he got up, he ran to horse-whip the old woman 

 for leaving her cloth there, when the poor creature 

 seeing him in such a miserable plight, hastened 

 to meet him, and began to wipe away the mud 

 from his clothes. Whether he was frightened at 

 the old woman's running to meet him, or that her 

 kindness softened his anger, I cannot say, but 

 when we returned, it was evaporating in a volley 

 of abuse ; but as his language was a mixture of 

 English and Hindoostanee, she fortunately could 

 not understand a word he uttered : a servant 

 present explained to us the whole affair, and on 

 our return to dinner, where a large party was as- 

 sembled, it may be easily supposed the beau 

 was well roasted. 



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