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Chapter 8

Miscellanea

Long Sir Thomas Robinson 542

Lord Chesterfield's Will 542

An Odd Family 543

An Eccentric Host 544

Quackery Successful 545

The Grateful Footpad 546

A Notoriety of the Temple 546

A Ride in a Sedan 548

Mr. John Scott (Lord Eldon) in Parliament 549

A Chancery Jeu-d'Esprit 551

Hanging by Compact 553

The Ambassador Floored 553

"The Dutch Mail" 554

Bad Spelling 556

A "Single Conspirator" 559

A Miscalculation 560

An Indiscriminate Collector 561

The Bishops' Saturday Night 563

"Rather Than Otherwise" 564

Classic Soup Distribution 565

Alphabet Single Rhymed 565

Non Sequitur and Therefore 566