His worship the Mayor--" "My good fellow, the regulations against play in this town are well known to me; also that the Crowns is an orderly house.

Let me suggest, then, that you have several gentlemen of the army lodging under this roof; that one of these, if politely asked, might own that he had come across such a thing as a dice-box during his sojourn in the Low Countries.

It may even be that in the sack of some unpronounceable town or other he has acquired a specimen, and is bringing it home in his valise to exhibit it to his family.

Be so good as to inform him that three gentlemen, in Room No.

6, who are about to write a tractate on the amusements of the Dutch--" "By your leave, sir, I don't know how it may be on campaign; but in this house we never awaken a soldier for any reason which he cannot grasp at once." "In that case let him have his sleep out before you vex him with our apologies.