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alacrity. His appetite was always good, and he 

 was somewhat of an epicure, expressing his pre- 

 dilection for certain dishes without any scruple. 

 Mrs. Hastings' good cheer appeared to revive him, 

 and some sensible remarks which were made by 

 Mr. Eames and Mr. Hilary having pleased him, 

 his good humour was restored, and he entertained 

 the company with many amusing anecdotes, and 

 accounts of the adventures he had met with in the 

 course of his equestrian journies. Amongst other 

 things he mentioned that in his way through 

 London, he went to call at the house of a relation 

 who had been recently married. He desired a 

 hackney-coachman to drive him to a house in a 

 certain square. On stopping at the door, the 

 Doctor jumped out of the coach, and ran up stairs 

 into the drawing-room, where he found a young 

 and pretty lady at her work. He saluted her 

 very warmly, taking her for his relation's bride, 

 patted her cheeks, and paid her some high- 

 flown compliments. The lady became alarmed, 

 ru-hcd out of the room, and returned with a gen- 

 tleman of no ordinary size and strength, who 

 fiercely demanded of the unlucky Doctor who he 

 md what brought him there. He was hardly 

 allowed to explain his purpose of coming, and was 

 ejected from the house without much ceremony. 

 He found that he had come to the wrong square. 

 This adventure gave him occasion to rail at women. 



