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in fact was excellently qualified to shine at a round Game; & seldom few situations made him he never appeared to greater advantage.1 He played with Spirit & had a great deal He played with Eagerneſs than when aſsisting at one. — & He talked muchto say, & tho’though withoutwith no wit himself, cd .could sometimes without wit, sometimes said a lively thingmake use of the wit of an absent friend; & hada lively way of saying retailing a commonplace,or saying a mere nothing, that did had great was abundantly effect useful at a Card Table. The ways, & good Jokesof Osborne Castle were now added to his ordinary meansof Entertainment; he repeated the smart sayingsof one Lady Miſs Osborne, detailed the oversights of Miſs another, Carr,2 & indulged them even with a copy of Ld .LordOsborne's mstile3 of overdrawing himself on bothcards. – The Clock struck nine, while hewas thus agreably occupied; & when Nanny camein with her Master's Bason of Gruel, he hadthe pleasure of observing to Mr . Watson thathe should leave him at supper, while as he wenthome to dinner himself. — The Carriage wasordered to the door – & no entreaties for his stayinglonger cd .could now avail, – for he well knew, that prevail; If he staid, he knewif he staidhe must sit down to supper in leſs than ten minutes –which to a Man whose4  meant heart been long washad5 fixed oncalling his next meal a Dinner, was must bequite6 a very late dinner, was insupportable. —On finding him determined to go, Margt ..Margaret began to wink

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