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The story 's spoil'd, and Tooke should well be chid ; 



The fact, sir, happen'd thus, and I 've no doubt of it: 

 'Twas not that Woman raised the coffer's lid, 



But when the lid was raised, Woman popp'd out of it. 



" But Hope remain'd " — true, sir, she did ; but still 

 All saw of what Miss Hope gave intimation ; 



Her right hand grasp'd an undertaker's bill, 

 Her left conceaPd a deed of separation. 



N. B. I was most horribly sea-sick when I took 

 this view of the subject. Besides, grapes on ship- 

 board, in general, are remarkably sour. 



November 24. 



" Manibus date lilia plenis ; 



Purpureos spargam flores ! " 



The squeaking pig was killed this morning. 



November 25. 



Letters were sent to England by a small vessel 

 bound for Plymouth, and laden with oranges from 

 St. Michael's, one of the Azores. 



November 26. 



A complete and most violent storm, from 

 twelve at night till seven the next morning. The 

 fore-top-sail, though only put up for the first 

 time yesterday, was rent from top to bottom ; and 

 several of the other sails are torn to pieces. The 



