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Excerpt from Handley Cross, Vol. 2 of 3: Or the Spa Hunt; A Sporting Tale
Copenhagen Fields, and an exciseman was de spatched last Thursday to watch, and, if necessary, take him. Somehow or other the exciseman has never cast up again, and poor Billy has been taken up on suspicion of having sent him to 'that bourn from whence no traveller returns.' I hope he has not, but time will shew.
Susan Slummers has cut the Cobourg, and got engaged at Sadlers' Wells under the name of Clarissa Howard. I said if she was choosing a name, she might as well take a good one she is to do genteel comedy, and is not to be called upon to paint black or wear tights. Her legs have got rather gummy of late, from too constant strain on the sinews, and the manager wanted to reduce her salary, and Susan kicked in consequence; and this reminds me that I have seen a blister in your stable - James's or J ones's, I forget which that your groom, Benjimin, told me you applied to horses' legs when they are enlarged. Might I take the liberty of asking if you think it might be beneficially applied in this case?
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