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At this my friend appeared extremely 

 mortified, which he did not fail to ex- 

 press in very angry terms ; but in a 

 few days his own good sense prevailed, 

 and the excellent understanding between 

 us was restored, and never afterwards 

 jeopardized. 



I will conclude this diversified chapter 

 with an occurrence of a different na- 

 ture, but one that terminated before a 

 similar tribunal. 



The population among whom I re- 

 sided included a greater portion of that 

 ancient people, who are to be found in 

 almost every nation under the sun, than 

 any other city or town in the king- 

 dom, London alone excepted. Whether 

 it be that the locality affords a more 

 favourable arena for the exercise of their 

 peculiar virtues, or whether they pos- 

 sess an inherent right to administer to 

 the wants of our soldiers and sailors on- 

 their return: from abroad, and therefore 



