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HISTORY OF A SLEEP WALKER.
it to his friend, and afterwards drank to his health ; but
he took no more than exactly the half which came to
his share.
He soon afterwards put his hand into his pocket, and
not finding the money, which had been slily picked out
of it, as soon as it was lent him, he flew into a passion,
sought in all his pockets, which he turned inside out,
and being still unable to find it, he begged the valet to
discharge the reckoning, saying he would repay him.—-
On his return home, he related the adventure to the
cook, turned out all his pockets again, shewed that in
which he had put the money, took a lamp, and with his
face towards the ground, sought about in all the places
where he had been. He rummaged the third time in his
pockets, into one of which a person present put a felippo,
(another kind of coin.) This piece he touched several
times without taking any notice of it. A marchetto was
then dropped in. The moment he felt it, he took it for
the dadeici, being of the same size, expressed his asto-
nishment that he had not found it before, ran to the anti-
chamber, requested the valet to give him change, and
take what he owed him. He counted the rest, returned
to the kitchen, and began to sing for joy that he had
paid his debt. It should be observed that the same day,
the valet had told him if he had an inclination to go to
the public house in the evening he would accompany
him.
When he had finished dancing and singing, he asked
for snuff. A box was presented him containing ground
coffee, of which he took a pinch. He then inquired of
one of his fellow servants if he had shut the windows
of an apartment up stairs ; after which question, he ad-
vanced to take up a candle, but was deceived by the neck
of a bottle which presented itself to his hand, and which
he took for a candlestick. He ascended the stairs, hold-
ing
HISTORY OF A SLEEP WALKER.
it to his friend, and afterwards drank to his health ; but
he took no more than exactly the half which came to
his share.
He soon afterwards put his hand into his pocket, and
not finding the money, which had been slily picked out
of it, as soon as it was lent him, he flew into a passion,
sought in all his pockets, which he turned inside out,
and being still unable to find it, he begged the valet to
discharge the reckoning, saying he would repay him.—-
On his return home, he related the adventure to the
cook, turned out all his pockets again, shewed that in
which he had put the money, took a lamp, and with his
face towards the ground, sought about in all the places
where he had been. He rummaged the third time in his
pockets, into one of which a person present put a felippo,
(another kind of coin.) This piece he touched several
times without taking any notice of it. A marchetto was
then dropped in. The moment he felt it, he took it for
the dadeici, being of the same size, expressed his asto-
nishment that he had not found it before, ran to the anti-
chamber, requested the valet to give him change, and
take what he owed him. He counted the rest, returned
to the kitchen, and began to sing for joy that he had
paid his debt. It should be observed that the same day,
the valet had told him if he had an inclination to go to
the public house in the evening he would accompany
him.
When he had finished dancing and singing, he asked
for snuff. A box was presented him containing ground
coffee, of which he took a pinch. He then inquired of
one of his fellow servants if he had shut the windows
of an apartment up stairs ; after which question, he ad-
vanced to take up a candle, but was deceived by the neck
of a bottle which presented itself to his hand, and which
he took for a candlestick. He ascended the stairs, hold-
ing