31/54 When we arrived at Exeter there was a carriage waiting for us, and in it, though he had an attack of gout, Mr. He took us to his house, where there were rooms for us all nice and comfortable, and we dined together. After dinner Mr.Hawkins said, "'My dears, I want to drink your health and prosperity, and may every blessing attend you both. I know you both from children, and have, with love and pride, seen you grow up. I have left to me neither chick nor child. |