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so weary you sat down upon the chest, when every thing
was out of it; you clapped down the lid and sat down,
and sent me down to my lady, to bring you a dram of
citron ; you said you were tired, you was ready to faint.”
“ Well, Sir, it is only a fancy of mine, and perhaps
there may be nothing in it.”
“ ’Tis no matter for that,” says the gentleman, “ you
shall see it turned upwards again, before your face, and
so you shall all the rest, if you speak but the word.”
“ Well, Sir,” says the Doctor, “ if you will oblige me
only with that one, I’ll trouble you no farther.”
Upon this, the gentleman immediately caused the coffer
to be dragged out and opened : for it could not be locked,
the key would neither lock it nor unlock it. When the
papers were all out, the Doctor, turning his face another
way, as if he would look among the papers, but taking
little or no notice of the chest, stooped down, and, as if
supporting himself with his cane, drops it into the chest,
but snatched it out again hastily, as if it had been a mis-
take : and turning to the chest, he claps the lid of it down,
and sits down upon it, as if he was weary too.
However, he takes an opportunity to speak softly to
the gentleman, to send away his man for a moment;
“ for I would speak a word or two with you, Sir,” says
he, out of his hearing, and then recollecting himself,
“ Sir,” says he aloud, “ can you not send for a hammer
and a chissel ?”
“ Yes, Sir,” says the gentleman. “ Go, Will,” says he
to his man, “ fetch a hammer and chissel.”
As soon as Will was gone, « Now, Sir,” says the Doc-
tor, “ let me say a bold word to you ; I have found your
writings, I have found your grand deed of settlement: I
would lay you an hundred guineas I have it in this coffer.”
The gentleman takes up the lid again, handles the
chest, looks over every part of it, but could see nothing,
and
EXTRAORDINARY APPARITION.
so weary you sat down upon the chest, when every thing
was out of it; you clapped down the lid and sat down,
and sent me down to my lady, to bring you a dram of
citron ; you said you were tired, you was ready to faint.”
“ Well, Sir, it is only a fancy of mine, and perhaps
there may be nothing in it.”
“ ’Tis no matter for that,” says the gentleman, “ you
shall see it turned upwards again, before your face, and
so you shall all the rest, if you speak but the word.”
“ Well, Sir,” says the Doctor, “ if you will oblige me
only with that one, I’ll trouble you no farther.”
Upon this, the gentleman immediately caused the coffer
to be dragged out and opened : for it could not be locked,
the key would neither lock it nor unlock it. When the
papers were all out, the Doctor, turning his face another
way, as if he would look among the papers, but taking
little or no notice of the chest, stooped down, and, as if
supporting himself with his cane, drops it into the chest,
but snatched it out again hastily, as if it had been a mis-
take : and turning to the chest, he claps the lid of it down,
and sits down upon it, as if he was weary too.
However, he takes an opportunity to speak softly to
the gentleman, to send away his man for a moment;
“ for I would speak a word or two with you, Sir,” says
he, out of his hearing, and then recollecting himself,
“ Sir,” says he aloud, “ can you not send for a hammer
and a chissel ?”
“ Yes, Sir,” says the gentleman. “ Go, Will,” says he
to his man, “ fetch a hammer and chissel.”
As soon as Will was gone, « Now, Sir,” says the Doc-
tor, “ let me say a bold word to you ; I have found your
writings, I have found your grand deed of settlement: I
would lay you an hundred guineas I have it in this coffer.”
The gentleman takes up the lid again, handles the
chest, looks over every part of it, but could see nothing,
and