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A YORK DIALOGUE.7 and would do her a great deal of good. She told me at laſt ſhe was truly to meet two or three of her acquaintance at ſeven o'clock, in the groves, juſt to take a turn or two, and ſo come home again; ſo bid me good-night.

Harry. Well, Ned, I hope you went to the groves to meet her, did you not?

Ned. Yes, you may be aſſured I did; and within a quarter of an hour after I was there, my miſtreſs came; but her friends were not with her, as good luck would have it.

Harry. Was not you glad of that, Ned; tho' I dare ſwear, the knew of no body to meet her at that time?

Ned. Yes, faith I was very glad of it; and when we had taken a turn or two, I aſked her if ſhe would go to the cheeſe-cake houſe, and with much ado I got her conſent to go.

Harry. Well, Ned, what diſcourſe had you there?

Ned. Why, faith we were very merry; I called for ſome cheeſe-cakes, and a bottle of cyder, and at laſt began to aſk her about marrying me. She told me ſhe heard I had a good