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I saw at once he was a gentleman by his dress ; for he had a large brooch in his bosom, thick Digitized by Google 502 TALES OP A TRAVELLER. rings on his fingers, and used a quizzing-glasa And a gentleman he proved to be ; for I soon ascertained that he was a kept author, or kind of literary tailor to one of the great London theatres ; one who worked under the manager's directions, and cut up and cut down plays, and patched and pieced, and new faced, and turned them inside out ; in short, he was... one of the readiest and greatest writers of the day. He was now on a foraging excursion in quest of some- thing that might be got up for a prodigy. The theatre, it seems, was in desperate condition — nothing but a miracle could save it He had seen me act Richard the night before, and had pitched upon me for that miracle. I had a remarkable bluster in my style and swagger in my gait I certainly differed from all other heroes of the bam : so the thought struck the agent to bring me out as a theatrical wonder, as the restorer of natural and legiti- mate acting, as the only one who could understand and act Shakspeare rightly.
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