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 King Charles II., being at supper with the Dutchess of Portsmouth and Neil Gwynn, a couple of chickens were on the table. Said Portsmouth, I can make three out of these two. That cannot be, said Nell. Portsmouth replied, Is not this one?—Yes, replied Neil.—Then, said Portsmouth. One and two makes three, — That's very true replied Nell Then Nell put one on the King's plate, and the other on her own, and bid the Dutchess take the third for her pains. This joke so pleased the King that he laughed very heartily.

Another time Nell riding out with the Dutchess of Portsmouth, a scuffle happened between them Nell having Squintable on the ground her Grace being so called from a cast which she had with her eye and taking up all her cloaths, she burned with a candle those parts which modesty forbids me to name this great indignity made the Dutchess complain to complain to the King, the being very angry at Nell's rudeness, who was just entering the prefence. chamber as she had ended her story. The King fell into a great passion, which her wit soon appeared, by telling him that as there was a late act of parliament that all French commodities should burnt, as being prohibited, the hoped he could not be angry that The had put it in force.

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