be sent
again if
she
forgets a
pack of
cards on
Christmas
Eve. Great
is the
contention
of holly
and ivy,
whether
master or
dame wears
the
breeches.
Dice and
cards
benefit
the
butler;
and if the
cook do
not lack
wit, he
will
sweetly
lick his
fingers.”
I was
roused
from this
fit of
luxurious
meditation
by a shout
from my
little
traveling
companions.
They had
been
looking
out of the
coach
windows
for the
last few
miles,
