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 Every one flew to the bells, and in a moment he had chocolate, jellies, wine, and biscuits set before him.

"Ah (said he, laughing) nothing like giving a little spur to curiosity, I see; this is an excellent lesson for me how to be well served."

When he had taken his repast, which he maliciously prolonged "till the Marchioness in a pet rang the bell, and declared he should eat no more, the things taken away, and the servants withdrawn. "Now listen, ladies, and thank me for having procured, in the person of our gallant Ambassador, a Don Quixote, ready to fight in your defence." He then, in a more serious tone, repeated the particulars which have been already related.

Poor Matilda felt but a gleam of satisfaction; "A twelvemonth," (cried she.) "A twelvemonth," repeated Mrs Courtney; why, do you consider, my dear girl,