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 4 who he was; returning home to White- hall early in the morning.

Now in his return home through the Strand, he took notice of a certain cobler who was constantly up at work, whist- ling and singing every morning; the king was resolved to see him, and be acquainted with him, in order to which he immediately knocks the heel off his shoe, by hitting it against a stone; and having so done, he bounced at the cobler‘s stall. Who’s there? cries the cobler. Here’s one, cries the king. With that the cobler opened the stall door, and the king asked him if he could set the heel on his shoe.