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pedient, having chanced to hear that the land- 

 lord of one of the inns was ill, and confined 

 to his room, and having once feen him, and 

 heard his name, I walked ftraight into the 

 bar, and, addreffing myfelf to his lady, with- 

 out afliing for a bed — or entering upon other 



fubjeds, inquired civilly after Mr. . 



The good lady, taking it for granted that 

 I was well acquainted with her hufband, 

 thanked mcj — entered into a long detail of the 

 fymptoms of his complaint, and with an ap- 

 peal, which implied that flie had not miftakea 

 my profeffion, afked what might be moft 

 likely to give him relief — expreffing herfelf 

 grateful for the hints I fuggefted ; and, after 

 converfing a fhort time, upon indifferent fub- 

 jefts, and drinking a glafs of brandy and wa- 



. ter, I had the good fortune to be accommo- 

 dated with one of the beft beds in the houfe ; 



' which had, probably, been referved in cafe ' 

 any particular friend, or any officer of high 

 rank or intereft fhoold apply in diftrefs.— 

 You, my friend, will give me credit for hav- 

 ing contributed all in my power to the relief 



of Mr. , before I left his houfe in the 



morning. 



