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Certain Nobleman, living in the city of London, and having a considerable number of ervants, among them he had one in whom he repoed a great deal of confidence; one of his fellow ervants becoming jealous of him, went to make a complaint to his mater, in order to get him turned out of his ervice; and all he could impeach him with, was, that he was a great gameter at cards.

At which the Nobleman being highly dipleased, for gameters were a et of people, that he mortally hated and deteted, took this opportunity to call him to account in order to chatie him for the ame.

Jack, ays the Nobleman, what's this I've heard of you?

I can’t tell, pleae your Lordhip, ays Jack, What is it?

Why, ays the Nobleman, I’m informed you are a gameter at cards.

My Lord, ays Jack, who was it that informed you? It was a fale report, I wih I could know who told you o.

'Tis no matter for that, ays the Nobleman, are you really a gameter or not?

My Lord, ays Jack, I am o far from a gameter,