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take advice, which is very foolish in them, to be sure. Now I always take—

Roys. Be so good as to hear me, ma'am.

Est. Certainly, sir; For I always say if they give me advice it is for my good, and why should not I take it?

''Roys. (Edging in his word as fast as he can.)'' And the damn'd foolish fellow too! I once saved him from being cheated in a horse; and—

Est. La! there are such cheats! a friend of mine bought a little lap-dog the other day—

Roys. But the horse, madam, was—

Est. Not worth a guinea, I dare say. Why they had the impudence to palm it on my friend.

Est. As a pretty little dog, which had been bred Roys. It was a good mettled horse, and might E. up for a lady of quality, and when she had R. have passed as a good purchase at the money, E. just made a cushion for it at the foot of her R. but on looking his fore feet—(Stops short, and lets her go on.) own bed, she found it was all over mangy. I'm sure I would rather have a plain wholesome cat, than the prettiest mangy dog in the kingdom.

Roys. Certainly, ma'am. And I assure you the horse—for says I to the groom—

Est. O! I dare say it was—and who would