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 Lord Giantdale’s; but why did not you tell us there, you naughty man, that you were the phyician of the wells?’—‘Ah! doctor!’ interrupted Mis Harriet, ‘I verily believe you have cut my vein through and through: my foot gives me uch pain, that I mut e’en hobble by the help of a crutch, and am terribly afraid I hall not be in a condition to dance this eaon.’ The doctor tarted in urprize, then paued to conider; but could not recollect ever to have een the ladies before. ‘You mut doubtles,’ he replied with a imper, ‘mitake me, ladies, for ome other peron. I really have not the honour of being peronally known to you. My Lord Giantdale is not among my acquaintance; and during the eaon I never on any account tir from this place.’ The Countes was at a los to conceive the meaning of the doctor’s trenuous denial of himelf: at lat he concluded it mut be with an intention very contrary to the practice of