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one of the two that were unfurnished – From thencehe proceeded into a Closet equally bare. A pairof Stairs that went out of it led him intoa room above, no leſs destitute, & these apart::ments he found composed the whole of the House. He was by no means displeased with this discovery, as he had the comfort of reflecting that he should not be obligedto lay out any thing on furniture himerself .He returned immediately to his Brother, whotook him the next day to every Shop in Town, & bought what ever was requisite tofurnish the two rooms & the Closet. In a few days every thing was completed, andWilhelminus returned to take poſseſsion ofhis Cottage. Robertus accompanied him, withhis Lady the amiable SisteCecilia1 & her two lovely Sisters Arabella and Marina to whom Wilhel::minus was tenderly attached, and a large

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