My dear friend, you are heartily welcome to town,
&longs;aid a &longs;pruce-dre&longs;&longs;ed citizen, as he helped his country
friend to alight from the Norfolk &longs;tage. Pray

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come home with me; I expect you will make my
hou&longs;e your own while you &longs;tay in town; there is
nothing in my power I will not do to make it agreeable
to you. I have depended upon your company;
my whole hou&longs;e is at your &longs;ervice.

This over-acted complai&longs;ance made me &longs;u&longs;pect
his &longs;incerity, or that he had &longs;ome &longs;ini&longs;ter point in
view; &longs;o putting my ring on my finger, I followed
them home.