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But + do not say this in prejudice OF the
merits of your charming wife. In my youth,
I devoted myself to love, but never parted
with leg.-had done so should at this
day, have said, Thevenet thou vast tool.
have the honor to be yours, &c.


LEWIS THEvENET."


In 1793, eleven years after, during the
horrors Of the Revolution, Theyencnt,
whom person that envied his reputation
caused 70 be suspected of aristocracy, He'd
TO London to save himself from the gnil!o'
tine. lie enquired after Sir Charles lem
pie, and was shown his house. He made
himself known and was received. In an arm
chair bv the FIRE. surrounded by twenty
newspapers, sat corpulent man who could
hardly stand up he was SO unwieldy. An
welcome Mr.. 'Thcvenet cried the corpu-
lent man, who was no other than Sir Charles
Temple, excuse me if do not rise; this
cursed leg is hindrance to me in every
thing. You have come to see ifyour Judgment
was correct j come as a fugitive, and
seek your protection You shall have il
with pleasure. You must live with me from
this day, for truly you are wise man ior
must console me. Surely, Thcvenet, prob
asly had been an admiral of the blue, had
not my wooden leg disqualified me from the
service OF my counery,-NVhen ! read the
Ga2ettes. the brown and the blue make me
angry, because can have nothing to do with
them. Come console me,---"Yonr wife car
do better than L." Say nothing of het--hei
wooden leg prevented her dancing, SO sh'
betook herself to cards and to fashons.-
I,here is no such thing as living peaceaoll
with her. "What was my judgment cor
rect them" q, welcome beloved Thevenet
but be silent on that point, 1t was sill,
adventure. Had my leg again, | woul'
not now give the pairing OF a nail. Betweel
you and me, was FOOL, but keep this I
yourself.