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SCENE I. The Kitchen. Landlady discovered going up and down, busy with her family affairs, and David with two countrymen, drinking a pot of beer together.

My sarvice to you, David.

And here's to your very good health, Master Simons. But as I was a saying, if I were 'Squire Haretop, d'ye see, I would look after mine own affairs, and not let myself be eaten up by a parcel or greedy spendthrifts and wandering newsmongers. I would look after mine own affairs, d'ye see, that is what I would.

To be sure, David, it would be all the better for him, if so be that he were in the humour to think so.

Ay, to be sure it would, Master Gubbins. For this now is what I have always said, and advised, and commented, and expounded to every body, that a man who don't look after his own affairs,