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cornful smileand a knowing look at Wood.
Well!thefiveextrabottleswerebroughtanddrunkbyMr.Hayes;
andseasonedbymanysongsfromtherecueilofMr.Thomasd'Urfey
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andothers.ThechiefpartofthetalkandmerrimentwasonHayes'spart;
asindeedwasnatural—forwhilehedrankbottleafterbottleofwine
theothertwogentlemenconfinedthemselvestosmallbeer—bothplead-
ing illness as an excuse for their sobriety.
AndnowmightwedepictwithmuchaccuracythecourseofMr.
Hayes'sintoxicationasitrosefromthemerrimentofthethree-bottle
pointtothemadnessofthefour—fromtheuproariousquarrelsomeness
ofthesixthbottletothesicklystupidityoftheseventh;butwearede-
sirousofbringingthistaletoaconclusionandmustpretermitallconsid-
erationofasubjectsocurioussoinstructiveandsodelightful.Sufficeit
tosayasamatterofhistorythatMr.Hayesdidactuallydrinkseven
bottlesofmountain-wine;andthatMr.ThomasBillingswenttothe
Braund'sHeadinBondStreet,andpurchasedanother [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],whichHayes
likewise drank.
That'lldosaidMr.WoodtoyoungBillings;andtheyledHayesup
to bed, whither urgetastedsince
thedayofhiswedding, in truth, he was unable to walk himself.
Mrs.Springatt [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],thelodger [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] That love and sorrow are the very same,camedowntoaskwhatthenoisewas.'Tis
onlyTomBillingsmakingmerrywithsomefriendsfromthecountry
answeredMrs.Hayes;whe
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