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second visit; he dies; his will is read in presence
of all his living descendants; the disappointment
of my female cousins; my uncle's behaviour. 20
V. The schoolmaster uses me barbarously; I

form a project of revenge, in which I am assisted

by my uncle; I leave the village; am settled at

an university by his generosity.
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VI. I make great progress in my studies; am

caressed by every body; my female cousins take

notice of me; I reject their invitation; they are

incensed, and conspire against me; I am left

destitute by a misfortune that befalls my uncle;

Gawky's treachery; my revenge.
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VII. I am entertained by Mr Crab; a descrip-

tion of him; I acquire the art of surgery; consult
Crab's disposition; become necessary to him; an
accident happens; he advises me to launch out
into the world; assists me with money; I set out
for London.

VIII. I arrive at Newcastle; meet with my

old school-fellow Strap; we determine to walk

together to London; set out on our journey; put

up at a solitary alehouse; are disturbed by a

strange adventure in the night.

CHAP. XI. We descry the wagon; get into it;

arrive at an inn; our fellow-travellers described;

a mistake is committed by Strap, which produces

strange things.

XII. Captain Weazel challenges Strap, who
declines the combat; an affair between the captain

and me; the usurer is fain to give Miss Jenny five

guineas for a release; we are in danger of losing a

meal; the behaviour of Weazel, Jenny, and Joey,

on that occasion; an account of Captain Weazel

and his lady; the captain's courage tried; Isaac's

mirth at the captain's expense.
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XIII. Strap and I are terrified by an appari-
tion; Strap's conjecture; the mystery explained
by Joey; we arrive at London; our dress and
appearance described; we are insulted in the

street; an adventure in an alehouse; we are im-

posed upon by a waggish footman; set to rights

by a tobacconist; take lodgings; dive for a dinner;

an accident at our ordinary.

XIV. We visit Strap's friend; a description

of him; his advice; we go to Mr Cringer's house;

are denied admittance; an accident befalls Strap;

his behaviour thereupon; an extraordinary ad-

venture occurs, in the course of which I lose all

my money.

XV. Strap moralizes; presents his purse to
me; we inform our landlord of my misfortune;
he unravels the mystery; I present myself to
Cringer; he recommends and turns me over to
Mr Staytape; I become acquainted with a fellow-
dependant, who explains the characters of Crin-

ger and Staytape, and informs me of the method

to be pursued at the navy-office and surgeons'

hall; Strap is employed.

XVI. My new acquaintance breaks an ap-
IX. We proceed on our journey; are over-pointment; I proceed by myself to the navy-office;
taken by a highwayman, who fires at Strap; is
prevented from shooting me by a company of
horsemen, who ride in pursuit of him; Strap is
put to bed at an inn; adventures at that inn. 31
X. The highwayman is taken; we are detained

as evidence against him; proceed to the next

village; he escapes; we arrive at another inn,

where we go to bed; in the night we are awaked

by a dreadful adventure; next night we lodge at

address myself to a person there, who assists
Ime with his advice; write to the board; they
grant me a letter to the surgeons at the hall, am
informed of the beau's name and character; find
him; he makes me his confidant in an amour;

desires me to pawn my linen for his occasions;

recover what I lent him; some curious obser-

vations of Strap on that occasion; his vanity. 49

XVII. I go to surgeons' hall, where I meet

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