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Rh him, so putting their horses up, they all walked about the garden till dinner was ready, when Joe mounted the stage, without the least regard to either fear or mercy. The first thing that came upon the table was a dish of soup; Joe chose not any of that; he said it was too washy, and had no substance in it, but there being about nine or ten people more, besides the {{reconstruct}five}}, the soup was pretty well, and then comes a buttock of beef, with carrots and greens; Joe  on this, and at the first stroke  cuts off a slice all round the whole , full two inches thick, and  it was too broad for his plate,  divided it in four quarters, and  to lay about him with a , saying, there was some  in a good piece of beef, and the  piece he put in his mouth, he  it was very good, and he  he should make his dinner on't.  company were all amazed when  looked upon his plate, and saw  he shovelled it into his mouth,  began to carve for them  as they could, lest they should not