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The Vicar of Wakefield. 137
,, St. sames's park., a young gentleman os di-
,, isinAion, who had been my intimate av-
quaintanceattheuniversitv, approached me.
,, We ialuted each other with some hesitatiou,
„ he almost ashamed of being known to one
„ who made so Atabby an appearance, and I
,, afraid os a repulse- Butmysuspicions soon
„ vanished; for Ned Thornhill was at the
,, bottom a very good matured fellow."
,, What did you say, George?" inter-
rupted!. „Thornhill, was not that hisname?
,, It can certainly be no other than my land-
lord."— ,,Biessme," cried Mrs. Arnold,
„ is Mr. Thornhill so near a neighbour of
„ yours? He has long been a friend in onr
„ family, and we expo A a yistt, from him
,, ihortly."
,, My friend's firA care," continued my
son, ,,was to alter my appearance by a very
,, fine suit of his own cloths, and then ! was
„ admitted to his table upon the footing of
,, halAfriend, halfunderling. My business
,, was to attend him at aucfions, to put him
„ in spirits when he sate for his piAure, to
„ take the left hand in his chariot when not
,, filled by another, and to assiss at tattering
,, a kip, as the phrase was, when we had a
„ mind for a frolic. Belide this, I had twenty
„ other little employments in the family. I
„ was to do many itnall things without bid-
,, ding; to carry the cork Arew ; to iiand God-
,, father to all the butler's children; to sing
,, w hen I was bid; to be never out of humour;
! 5 „ always
,, St. sames's park., a young gentleman os di-
,, isinAion, who had been my intimate av-
quaintanceattheuniversitv, approached me.
,, We ialuted each other with some hesitatiou,
„ he almost ashamed of being known to one
„ who made so Atabby an appearance, and I
,, afraid os a repulse- Butmysuspicions soon
„ vanished; for Ned Thornhill was at the
,, bottom a very good matured fellow."
,, What did you say, George?" inter-
rupted!. „Thornhill, was not that hisname?
,, It can certainly be no other than my land-
lord."— ,,Biessme," cried Mrs. Arnold,
„ is Mr. Thornhill so near a neighbour of
„ yours? He has long been a friend in onr
„ family, and we expo A a yistt, from him
,, ihortly."
,, My friend's firA care," continued my
son, ,,was to alter my appearance by a very
,, fine suit of his own cloths, and then ! was
„ admitted to his table upon the footing of
,, halAfriend, halfunderling. My business
,, was to attend him at aucfions, to put him
„ in spirits when he sate for his piAure, to
„ take the left hand in his chariot when not
,, filled by another, and to assiss at tattering
,, a kip, as the phrase was, when we had a
„ mind for a frolic. Belide this, I had twenty
„ other little employments in the family. I
„ was to do many itnall things without bid-
,, ding; to carry the cork Arew ; to iiand God-
,, father to all the butler's children; to sing
,, w hen I was bid; to be never out of humour;
! 5 „ always