ito The ADVENTURES of
r ^ hold of this opportunity to fpcak in my turn % and as he did not forget to enquire about his friend the fteward, I made no myftcry of my leaving the archbifhop’s fervice. I even related to him themoft minute circum-ltances of my difgrace, to which he lillenca with great attention. After what he had fai'd to me, who would not have expe£ted to hear him, pe- lK-trated with the moft graceful forrow7 exclaim againfl the archbilhop ? But this was the fartheft thing from his thoughts. He grew indifferent, and penfive, fmilhed his dinner wkhotrt fpeaking a word, then rifing fuddenly from table, bid me good b’w’ye, in » cool manner, and difappeared. The ungrateful wretch, feeing me no longer in a condition to ferve him, fpared himfelf even the trouble of concealing his fentiments. I laughed at his ingratitude, and looking at him with all the contempt he deferved, trailed to him aioud, that I might be heard, “ Holloa * you fage chaplain of nuns, go and give orders to cool that delicious w'inc of Lucena, with which you have promifed to regale me.”
CHAP. VI.
Gil Bias goes to fee a play at Grenada . His afon ifoment at the fght of one oj the attrefjes ; and the coafequcnccs oj that' cimt.
C ' 1 ARCIAS was no fooner out of the hall, than 7 two well drelied cavaliers came in and fat down by *ne : they began to talk of the players of the Grenada company, and of a ne w comedy which was then on the ftage. This piece, according to thcir*Iifcoui(e, made a great noife in the city ; and I refolved to go end lec it that very day ; for I had not been at a play fiuce my arrival at Grenada. As I bad almoil all that time lived in the archhifhop’s palace, where that diverlion was anathematized, I had taken c&re not to indulge that plcafurc, but amufwd inyfuif entirely
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