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out. These unlucky remnants of an unlucky 

 misadventure, gave rise to a current report in 

 Dover, that somebody must have perished during 

 the night. 



I now began to have hints from within, that 

 I should have to wrestle with a cold and fever. 

 A short cough with pain at the chest, gave me to 

 understand, that a cold bath at midnight, was more 

 likely to do harm than good. Still, I felt great 

 repugnance at the very thought of returning home 

 to my house in Yorkshire. 



There was a French steamer in the harbour, to 

 start for Calais in the afternoon. I embraced the 

 opportunity : so, having settled my little account 

 at the hotel ; and having thanked the worthy 

 landlady for her attention to an unknown gentle- 

 man in distress, I bade her farewell ; and whilst 

 shaking her by the hand, I assured her, that, 

 wherever I went, I would never fail to recommend 

 to my friends, the excellent cheer, and comfortable 

 apartments in the Dover castle hotel. 



As we parted, she put a card into my hand, with 

 the address, " Hotel de Paris, a Calais, tenu par 

 Charles Ledez." "This, Sir," said the landlady, 

 as she gave it to me, ' 'will be of service to you, on 

 your reaching Calais." 



And so indeed it proved to be : for this kind- 



