Stay ----I have a small account to settle with the reader before _Trim_ can go on with his harangue. --It shall be done in two minutes.
Amongst many other book-debts, all of which I shall discharge in due time, --I own myself a debtor to the world for two items, --a chapter upon _chamber-maids and button-holes_, which, in the former part of my work, I promised and fully intended to pay off this year: but some of your worships and reverences telling me, that the two subjects, especially so connected together, might endanger the morals of the world, --I pray the chapter upon chamber-maids and button-holes may be forgiven me, --and that they will accept of the last chapter in lieu of it; which is nothing, an't please your reverences, but a chapter of _chamber-maids, green gowns, and old hats_.
_Trim_ took his off the ground, --put it upon his head, --and then went on with his oration upon death, in manner and form following.
Stay - I have a small account to settle with the reader before Trim can go on with his speech. It shall be done in two minutes.
Amongst many other book-debts, I owe the world a chapter upon chamber-maids and button-holes, which I promised earlier: but since some of your worships tell me that these two subjects, especially connected, might endanger the world's morals, - I pray that the chapter upon chamber-maids and button-holes may be forgiven me, and that they will accept the last chapter instead; which is nothing but a chapter of chamber-maids, green gowns, and old hats.
Trim took his hat off the ground, put it upon his head, and then went on with his oration upon death.