I've cut seventeen heads off (as I say) this very day; and as for Jemmy, I no more mind her than I do the Emperor of China and all his Tambarins.

Last night we had a merry meeting of our friends and neighbors, to celebrate our reappearance among them; and very merry we all were.

We had a capital fiddler, and we kept it up till a pretty tidy hour this morning.

We begun with quadrills, but I never could do 'em well; and after that, to please Mr.Crump and his intended, we tried a gallopard, which I found anything but easy: for since I am come back to a life of peace and comfort, it's astonishing how stout I'm getting.

So we turned at once to what Jemmy and me excels in--a country dance; which is rather surprising, as we was both brought up to a town life.