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diffreired at it, and rofe up to go away, in appearance very 
much agitated; nor could fhe be perfuaded to ffay, although 
fome of the Rupacks prefent laughed heartily at her alarm; 
which led our people to conceive that fire was the wife of 
one of them. A Rupack looking over Mr, Devis’s flroul- 
der, feemed pleafed at the reprefentation, or likenefs, and 
wiflred. to hand it up to the King; who fo readily entered 
into a true idea of the art, that he immediately fent a mef- 
fenger to order two of his women to come down to the' 
houfe where he was: they arrived very foon, and placed 
themfelves at the window fronting where Mr. Devis was 
feated, at which thefe ladies could hand without being feen 
lower than the waift;—perceiving, as they looked into the 
houfe, a fmile on every countenance, they at firft appeared 
pleafed themfelves, and the King told them the reafon why 
he had fent for them ; but foon noticing Mr. Devis fixing 
his eyes earneftly on them, they did not know what to make 
of the bufinefs, and began to look exceedingly grave. The 
King then feemed to chide them, on which they flood 
quiet, and rather affumed an eafier air. Mr. Devis having, 
hnifhed his fketches, prefented them to the King, he 
ihewed them immediately to his women, who feemed pleafed 
in viewing on paper a fancied likenefs of themfelves, and 
appeared as if a little afhamed at having been fo foolifhly 
and unnecefiariiy diflreffed. 
The King then defired Mr. Devis to lend him a piece of’ 
paper, 
1783. 
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