CRAB.

Or a congress at the close of a general war; wherein all the members, even to her eyes, appear to have a different interest, and her nose and chin are the only parties likely to join issue.

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CRAB.

Sad comfort, whenever he returns, to hear how your brother has gone on!

JOSEPH SURFACE.

Charles has been imprudent, sir, to be sure; but I hope no busy people have already prejudiced Sir Oliver against him. He may reform.

SIR BENJAMIN.

To be sure he may: for my part, I never believed him to be so utterly void of principle as people say; and, though he has lost all his friends, I am told nobody is better spoken of by the Jews.

CRAB.