'Why,' says her friend, 'he had been at Hampstead to visit a gentleman of his acquaintance, and as he came back again he was set upon and robbed; and having got a little drink too, as they suppose, the rogues abused him, and he is very ill.'
--Mais, répond mon amie, il était allé à Hampstead pour y rendre visite à un gentilhomme de ses amis, et comme il revenait, il fut attaqué et volé; et ayant un peu trop bu, comme on croit, les coquins le maltraitèrent, et il est fort indisposé.