not seem at present in ^a the^ best^favourable poſsible state —for¹ my getting up to his house myself, I will thank you to send off one of these good People for the Surgeon." "The SurgeonSir! — replied M^r . Heywood — I am afraidyou will find no Surgeon at hand here, but I dare say we shall do very wellwithout ^him. any." — "Nay Sir, his Partnerif he is not in the way, his Partnerwill do just as well — or^^rather better —. I w^d .would rather see his Partner indeed —I would ^{prefer the attendance of} ha^ve his Partner. by prefer::ence. – One of these good people ^can will be^{with him} there in three minutes I am sure. I need not ask whether I see the House; (looking towards the Cottage).^^for Excepting your own, we have paſsed none in this place, which can bethe Abode of a Gentleman." –––

M^r . H.Heywood looked very much astonished& replied –––"What Sir! are you expectingto find a Surgeon in that Cottage? –––We have neither Surgeon nor Partner