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took out fo far, that upon turning the Pin it would fall
out, and it being near Twelve, I faid. She •won't come
to Night, let me have a Glafs of Brandy; then paying
my Reckoning I went away, and about Two that
Morning I came up the Lane, and ftay'd till the Watch-
man who ilood at Bre-zuer's Window went to cry the
Hour; then turning the Pin, the Key drop'd out, by
which means I got the Cellar Door open, and fo got in-
to the Houfe. As foon as I was in, I endeavouVd to
get the Door open, in order to put the Bar up in its
Place again ; but not being able to effedl; that, by Rea-
fon it was lock'd, and the Key was not there, fo that
I was going to get out again, but the Watchman be-
ing fo near that I could not without his perceiving me,
which made me wait in Hopes that he would not fee
the Bar and might pafs it ; but to my great Surprize, I
found he faw it, for I heard him call, Mr. Bre-iver,
your Cellar Window is open! He anfwer'd him again.
Well, do you jiay there till 1 come down, and fee that no
Body goes out. Upon that I ran to the back Door, and
opening that I went into the Yard, and got over a
Wall into Mrs. JJhley\ Yard, and was going to pro-
ceed into the next Yard, which was a Carpenter'^, but
the Partition between the two Yards being only thin
Boards, made a Noife in my mounting over, fo that a
Woman who lay backwards heard it, and put her Head
out, which obliged me to retreat. By this Time Bre-
iver was come into the Yard, and I crept under a kind
of a Drefler in Mrs. AJhley\ Yard, where I then was,
and lay there for about half a Minute, when one came
into the Yard, and looking round, cry'd, Here\ no botfy ;•
but fpying one of my Feet, he cry'd. Oh, here he is!
here he is ! and in a Moment the Yard was full of Peo-
ple, who began to demolifh my Fortrefs the Dreffer,
and I putting out my Head, was going to fpeak, when
I felt a Blow on my Head which laid me fenfeiefs, and
they had repeated their Blows as I lay, for when I came
to myfelf I had three Holes in my Head, in each of
which you might put the End of your Finger ; {o
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