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52 MISS GRAHN, OR t)E VERSION.,
gentlemen who knew her foibles, followed her from the
coffee-house, surrounded and jostled her, insisting upon it
that she had picked one of their pockets. To get rid of
this charge she referred them to the master of the coffee-
house, who, of course, spoke in her favour, and with \vhich
pretending to be satisfied they went away, highly delighted
with their frolic ; as it had no object but to frighten her,
they having very strong suspicion that she was, a woman.
At another time, several gentlemen using the coffee-
house, expressed their positive assurance that she was a
disguised female, and their intention to leave the house
unless she was excluded from the room ; being called to
the bar, and acquainted wuth this circumstance, she made
no reply butby an oath, that these gentlemen wereRogues”
and took no further notice of the matter.
The disorder of a cancer, which terminated the existence
of this extraordinary character, was brought on by an ac-
cidental fall down stairs, by which her breast was hurt.
This circumstance she was at length compelled to commu-
nicate to a friend, a German physician, who lived in the
same house, who prescribed for her, when the disorder
turned to a dropsy, and defied all cure.
By her will, dated June 8, she bequeathed all her property
to Mr. Denner, the master of Furnival’s-inn coffee-house ;
but upon his taking possession, it proved inadequate to
discharge her bill, merely for eating and drinking, as very
little remained besides her wardrobe.-—She was so much
terrified with the idea of being buried alive, that she made
it a part of her will, to be kept above ground eight days
after her decease ; but this was dispensed with, owing to
the state of her complaint. Till the last she had no ex-
pectation of her speedy dissolution, as she ordered the
making of some new’ articles of dress, saying she wras going
out, and which came home the day preceding her death.
It was her desire that her funeral should be as little ex-
jpensive
gentlemen who knew her foibles, followed her from the
coffee-house, surrounded and jostled her, insisting upon it
that she had picked one of their pockets. To get rid of
this charge she referred them to the master of the coffee-
house, who, of course, spoke in her favour, and with \vhich
pretending to be satisfied they went away, highly delighted
with their frolic ; as it had no object but to frighten her,
they having very strong suspicion that she was, a woman.
At another time, several gentlemen using the coffee-
house, expressed their positive assurance that she was a
disguised female, and their intention to leave the house
unless she was excluded from the room ; being called to
the bar, and acquainted wuth this circumstance, she made
no reply butby an oath, that these gentlemen wereRogues”
and took no further notice of the matter.
The disorder of a cancer, which terminated the existence
of this extraordinary character, was brought on by an ac-
cidental fall down stairs, by which her breast was hurt.
This circumstance she was at length compelled to commu-
nicate to a friend, a German physician, who lived in the
same house, who prescribed for her, when the disorder
turned to a dropsy, and defied all cure.
By her will, dated June 8, she bequeathed all her property
to Mr. Denner, the master of Furnival’s-inn coffee-house ;
but upon his taking possession, it proved inadequate to
discharge her bill, merely for eating and drinking, as very
little remained besides her wardrobe.-—She was so much
terrified with the idea of being buried alive, that she made
it a part of her will, to be kept above ground eight days
after her decease ; but this was dispensed with, owing to
the state of her complaint. Till the last she had no ex-
pectation of her speedy dissolution, as she ordered the
making of some new’ articles of dress, saying she wras going
out, and which came home the day preceding her death.
It was her desire that her funeral should be as little ex-
jpensive