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           andafterconsultingawhilewiththeinn-keeper,andmakingsomenecessarypreparations,hehiredthegrultrud,orcrier,togivenoticethroughthetownofastrangecreaturetobeseenatthesignoftheGreenEagle,notsobigasasplacnuck(ananimalinthatcountryveryfinelyshaped,aboutsixfeetlong,)andineverypartofthebodyresemblingahumancreature,couldspeakseveralwords,andperformahundreddivertingtricks.

           Iwasplaceduponatableinthelargestroomoftheinn,whichmightbenearthreehundredfeetsquare.Mylittlenursestoodonalowstoolclosetothetable,totakecareofme,anddirectwhatIshoulddo.Mymaster,toavoidacrowd,wouldsufferonlythirtypeopleatatimetoseeme.Iwalkedaboutonthetableasthegirlcommanded;sheaskedmequestions,asfarassheknewmyunderstandingofthelanguagereached,andIansweredthemasloudasIcould.Iturnedaboutseveraltimestothecompany,paidmyhumblerespects,saidTHEYWEREWELCOME,andusedsomeotherspeechesIhadbeentaught.Itookupathimblefilledwithliquor,whichGlumdalclitchhadgivenmeforacup,anddranktheirhealth,Idrewoutmyhanger,andflourishedwithitafterthemanneroffencersinEngland.Mynursegavemeapartofastraw,whichIexercisedasapike,havinglearnttheartinmyyouth.Iwasthatdayshowntotwelvesetsofcompany,andasoftenforcedtoactoveragainthesamefopperies,tillIwashalfdeadwithwearinessandvexation;forthosewhohadseenmemadesuchwonderfulreports,thatthepeoplewerereadytobreakdownthedoorstocomein.Mymaster,forhisowninterest,wouldnotsufferanyonetotouchmeexceptmynurse;andtopreventdanger,benchesweresetroundthetableatsuchadistanceastoputmeoutofeverybody’sreach.However,anunluckyschool-boyaimedahazelnutdirectlyatmyhead,whichverynarrowlymissedme;