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Chapter 18 When the first transport was over, and the registers of the brain were beginning to get a little out of the confusion into which this jumble of cross accidents had cast themit then presently occurrd to me, that I had left my remarks in the pocket of the chaiseand that in selling my chaise, I had sold my remarks along with it, to the chaise-vamper. I leave this void space that the reader may swear into it any oath that he is most accustomed toFor my own part, if ever I swore a whole oath into a vacancy in my life, I think it was into that........., said Iand so my remarks through France, which were as full of wit, as an egg is full of meat, and as well worth four hundred guineas, as the said egg is worth a pennyhave I been selling here to a chaise-vamperfor four Louis dOrsand giving him a post-chaise (by heaven) worth six into the bargain; had it been to Dodsley, or Becket, or any creditable bookseller, who was either leaving off business, and wanted a post-chaiseor who was beginning itand wanted my remarks, and two or three guineas along with themI could have borne itbut to a chaise-vamper!shew me to him this moment, Francois,said I- -The valet de place put on his hat, and led the wayand I pulld off mine, as I passd the commissary, and followed him. |
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