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 that may foon tire him of being here.

The hoſtler’s advice was thought very good! and therefore reſolved on by his miſtreſs to be put in execution. So there ſtood poor Spiller, for ſome time, ſtaring about him, and could neither get a ſeat to fit down, nor any thing to drink; but by and by, ob- serving the ſervants to carry out of the kitchen a cover of ſmoking hot diſhes, he immediately follows them into a room, where there was about twenty gentlemen going to ſupper. So, as ſoon as he came into the room, he pulled off his hat, and after hang- ing it upon a peg, he ſtood there as mute as a fill. At length, one of the gentlemen obſerving him, and alſo that he was a ſtranger, demanded.— Who does this gentleman want?

But they all ſtared at him for ſome time, but no body claiming any know- ledge of him, one of them ſaid to him, Sir, we are here a ſelect company, do you want any body, pray?—No ceremony with me, replied Mr. Spil- ler, I beg gentlemen, that you will not diſturb yourſeives upon my ac-