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XXXVII

When the first transport was over, and the registers of the brain were beginning to get a little out of the confusion into which this jumble of cross accidents had cast themвБ†вАФit then presently occurrвАЩd to me, that I had left my remarks in the pocket of the chaiseвБ†вАФand that in selling my chaise, I had sold my remarks along with it, to the chaise-vamper. I leave this void space that the reader may swear into it any oath that he is most accustomed toвБ†вЄЇвБ†For my own part, if ever I swore a whole oath into a vacancy in my life, I think it was into thatвБ†вЄЇ*********, said IвБ†вАФand so my remarks through France, which were as full of wit, as an egg is full of meat, and as well worth four hundred guineas, as the said egg is worth a pennyвБ†вАФhave I been selling here to a chaise-vamperвБ†вАФfor four Louis dвАЩOrsвБ†вАФand giving him a post-chaise (by heaven) worth six into the bargain; had it been to Dodsley, or Becket, or any creditable bookseller, who was either leaving off business, and wanted a post-chaiseвБ†вАФor who was beginning itвБ†вАФand wanted my remarks, and two or three guineas along with themвБ†вАФI could have borne itвБ†вЄЇвБ†but to a chaise-vamper!вБ†вАФshow me to him this moment, Fran√Іois,вБ†вАФsaid IвБ†вАФThe valet de place put on his hat, and led the wayвБ†вАФand I pullвАЩd off mine, as I passвАЩd the commissary, and followed him.