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 They expreed their atisfaction at being aved the aukward ceremony of curteying to trangers, for there was not a ingle unknown face in the room. The affable old lady addreed herelf firt to one, and then to another, calling each by his proper name and title. She talked much of my Lord Giantdale, and frequently referred to the converation they had carried on at his hopitable board; but was confounded at the cold behaviour of a company, which but a little while before had behaved to her with o much cordiality. She very naturally fell upon the idea, that it was a concerted cheme, and that my lord himelf would wind up the joke, by unexpectedly making his appearance. However, he was determined he hould not enjoy the triumph of a victory over her agacity: o he pleaantly propoed to the crutch-propped privy counellor, to et his four legs in motion, and tart the peer from his hiding-place. This