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the hostess to give him a glass of brandy, which she did: And he drank to her very good health rendering her lis hearty thanks for her great civilty. But while she stood talking with him, for that short space, having an occasion to break wind, and not dreaming that he could be at all informed of the report, and recover his hearing so easily, she never stood upon ceremony, but let fly at once, with the report of a demi-cannon. At this vociferatious salute, Spiller returned,- Well said, madam, By heaven that was a rounder, I hope madam you are better, I never heard a more banging f-t in my life.

G-d curse you! cried the hostess, is this you that was deaf all night, and can hear a f-t in the morning? You scoundrel dog! you richly deserve your brains knocked out.-Here her passion was so great, that she could not contain herself; so while she was looking about for something to throw at his head, he threw her down the sixpence for his brandy, turned his horse, and, after repeating these words,-"None, madam, so deaf, as those "who will not hear,"-the rode out of the yard as fast as he could, leaving the whole house in the greatest alarm imaginable.

And he fairly won his wager, and maintained himself undiscovered to the very last.