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Chapter 73

           

           Thesewere,thatheshould,foratermofyears,resideinaspaciousmansionwhereseveralothergentlemenwerelodgedandboardedatthepubliccharge,whowentcladinasoberuniformofgreyturnedupwithyellow,hadtheirhaircutextremelyshort,andchieflylivedongruelandlightsoup.Itwasalsorequiredofhimthatheshouldpartakeoftheirexerciseofconstantlyascendinganendlessflightofstairs;and,lesthislegs,unusedtosuchexertion,shouldbeweakenedbyit,thatheshouldwearupononeankleanamuletorcharmofiron.Theseconditionsbeingarranged,hewasremovedoneeveningtohisnewabode,andenjoyed,incommonwithnineothergentlemen,andtwoladies,theprivilegeofbeingtakentohisplaceofretirementinoneofRoyalty’sowncarriages.

           Overandabovethesetriflingpenalties,hisnamewaserasedandblottedoutfromtherollofattorneys;whicherasurehasbeenalwaysheldintheselattertimestobeagreatdegradationandreproach,andtoimplythecommissionofsomeamazingvillanyasindeeditwouldseemtobethecase,whensomanyworthlessnamesremainamongitsbetterrecords,unmolested.

           OfSallyBrass,conflictingrumourswentabroad.Somesaidwithconfidencethatshehadgonedowntothedocksinmaleattire,andhadbecomeafemalesailor;othersdarklywhisperedthatshehadenlistedasaprivateinthesecondregimentofFootGuards,andhadbeenseeninuniform,andonduty,towit,leaningonhermusketandlookingoutofasentry-boxinStJames’sPark,oneevening.

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