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 are not worth much; and, besides, you could not get your Backside into them, if you had them, without tearing them all to Pieces."

Every Tittle of this was most undoubt­edly true; for Trim, you must know, by foul Feeding, and playing the good Fel­low at the Parson's, was grown somewhat gross about the lower Parts, if not higher: So that, as all John said upon the Occa­sion was fact, Trim with much ado, and after a hundred Hum's and Hah's, at last, out of mere Compassion to Mark, signs, seals, and delivers up all Right, Interest, and Pretensions whatsoever, in and to the said Breeches; thereby binding his Heirs, Executors, Administrators, and Assignes, never more to call the said Claim in Que­stion.

All this Renunciation was set forth in an ample Manner, to be in pure Pity to Mark's Nakedness;—but the Secret was, Trim had an Eye to, and firmly expected in his own Mind, the great Green Pulpit-Cloth and old Velvet Cushion, which were that very Year to be taken down; Rh