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I Look About Me, and Make a Discovery

           Whilehewassoengaged,heaskedmewhatIwouldtakewithit;andonmyreplying‘Halfapintofsherry,‘thoughtitafavourableopportunity,Iamafraid,toextractthatmeasureofwinefromthestaleleavingsatthebottomsofseveralsmalldecanters.Iamofthisopinion,because,whileIwasreadingthenewspaper,Iobservedhimbehindalowwoodenpartition,whichwashisprivateapartment,verybusypouringoutofanumberofthosevesselsintoone,likeachemistanddruggistmakingupaprescription.Whenthewinecame,too,Ithoughtitflat;anditcertainlyhadmoreEnglishcrumbsinit,thanweretobeexpectedinaforeignwineinanythinglikeapurestate,butIwasbashfulenoughtodrinkit,andsaynothing.

           Beingtheninapleasantframeofmind(fromwhichIinferthatpoisoningisnotalwaysdisagreeableinsomestagesoftheprocess),Iresolvedtogototheplay.ItwasCoventGardenTheatrethatIchose;andthere,fromthebackofacentrebox,IsawJuliusCaesarandthenewPantomime.TohaveallthosenobleRomansalivebeforeme,andwalkinginandoutformyentertainment,insteadofbeingthesterntaskmasterstheyhadbeenatschool,wasamostnovelanddelightfuleffect.

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