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"homme à gros ventre," faid he; and while he spoke, his teeth began to chatter. "Ah, Diable, voilà mon chien d'accés―cet "homme qui marche comme un Di"Di-Dindon, c'eft l'aumonier du regi"ment." I begged he would allow himfelf to be put to bed, for by this time he was all over shivering with the violence of the ague.

"Non, non, ce n'eft rien," faid he, " il "faut abfolument que je vous conte cette "hiftoire. Cet homme qui l'engraiffe en

nettoy-nett-et-et-en nettoyant l'ame "de mes foldats, faifoit les yeux doux à la "femme d'un Ca-Ca-Caporal—Diantre "je n'en peux plus. Adieu, mon ami, c'eft "la plus plaifante hift-fis-pefte! de"mandez mes gens."

He was put to bed directly. I found the court below full of foldiers, who had come to enquire after their Colonel. Before I had reached the street, the Marquis's Valet-deChambre overtook me, le ris fur la bouche,

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et les larmes aux yeux, with a meffage from his master.

The foldiers crowded about us, with anxiety on all their countenances. I affured them, there was no danger; that their Colonel would be well within a very few days. This was heard with every mark of joy, and they difperfed, to communicate the good news to their comrades.

"Ah, Monfieur," faid the Valet, addreffing himself to me, "il eft tant aimé de ces braves Garçons! et il merite si bien "de l'être !"

Next day he looked better, and was in his usual spirits; the day following, he was ftill better; and having taken a proper quantity of the bark during the interval, he had no return of the fever. As he has promised to continue the use of the bark, in fufficient dofes, for fome time, and as relapses are not frequent at this season of the year, I am perfuaded the affair is over,

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and that he will gradually gain ftrength till he is perfectly recovered.

He received me with lefs gaiety than usual, the day on which I took my leave, and used many obliging expreffions, which, however you may fmile, I am entirely dif posed to believe were fincere; for

Altho' the candy'd tongue lick abfurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, Where thrift may follow fauning:

Why fhould the poor be flatter'd?

Just as I was returning, we heard the mufic of the troops marching off the parade." Apropos," cried he, "How do your affairs go on with your Colonies ?" I faid, I hoped every thing would be arranged and fettled very foon.

"Ne croyez vous pas," faid he, " que ces Meffieurs," pointing to the troops which then paffed below the window, "pourroient entrer pour quelque chofe dans "l'arrangement?"

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I faid, I did not imagine the Americans were fuch fools as to break all connection with their friends, and then risk falling into the power of their enemies.

"Il me femble," answered he, " que ces "Meffieurs font affez peu de cas de votre "amitié, et auffi, quand vous aurez prouvé

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qu'ils ont tort, il ne s'en fuivra pas que "vous ayicz toujours eu raifon." " Allons," continued he, feeing that I looked a little grave, "point d'humeur;" then feizing my hand, permettez moi, je vous prie, "d'aimer les Anglois fans haïr les Améri"cains."

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I foon after parted with this amiable Frenchman, whofe gaiety, wit, and agreeable manners, if I may judge from my own experience, reprefent the character and difpofition of great numbers of his country

men.

After a very agreeable journey by Gray, Langres, and Troyes, we arrived at this capital a few days ago.

LETTER LXXXIII.

Paris.

A

LTHOUGH it is a confiderable time

fince my arrival, yet, as you made fo long a ftay at Paris while we were in Germany, I could not think of resuming my obfervations on the manners of this gay metropolis. It has been faid, that those times are the most interesting to read of, which were the most disagreeable to live in. So I find the places in which it is moft agreeable to refide, are precifely those from which we have the leaft inclination to write. There are so many resources at Paris, that it always requires a great effort to write letters, of

from fuch a place.

any

confiderable length,

This is peculiarly my cafe at present, as I have the happiness of paffing great part of my time with Mr. Andrew Stuart, whom I found at this hotel on my arrival. The integrity, candour,

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