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PP-P.780.012
18 Jan 1780:22, 23
Gratitude incompatible with Love; An Essay. [10 paragraphs
on philosophy]
A fiddler and his wife, who had rubbed through life, as most
couples usually do, sometimes good friends, at others not
quite so well; one day happened to have a dispute, which was
conducted with becoming spirit on both sides.
[Dispute resulted in the couple deciding to not sleep in the
same bed together. Fiddle case used to separate them in
bed]
One night, however, as they were both lying awake, with the
detested fiddle case between them, the husband happened to
sneeze, to this his wife, as is usual in such cases, did bid
God bless him: "Ay, but, " returns the husband, "Giles, do
you say that from your heart?" "Indeed, I do, my poor
Nicholas, " cries his wife, "I say it with all my heart."
"If so then, " says the husband, "I fancy we had as good
remove the fiddle-case."
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