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corner of Bridge Street he would have 

 left me, but I expressed a desire to 

 see him to the entrance, for I did 

 not know where this celebrated pit was. 

 I did so, and taking leave of me he 

 went in. Instead of returning, I sud- 

 denly resolved upon following him. 

 He was a full-sized man, both in height 

 and width, and occupied the whole pas- 

 sage which led to where the person who 

 was appointed to take the tickets, sat. I 

 observed my friend give him an authori- 

 tative nod, and, following immediately in 

 his wake, unknown to him, did the same, 

 and was allowed to pass without a ques- 

 tion. 



On entering the arena, I turned in 

 an opposite direction to that which my 

 friend took, and got an excellent place, 

 both for a view of what was going on, 

 as well as of the two foreign princes, 

 who stood on each side the Duke of 



