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Dramatic tale of a trunk scene and staged affiance
A narrator recounts a chilly ruse in which a man, pressed by a determined lady in a Broad Street house, refuses an affiance and is hidden in a trunk. Two acting chairmen, Scotch and German, stage a mock doctoring as the trunk is readied for removal. A bank note is given, the trunk is stolen away, and a follow‑up coach haul completes the ruse before the affair ends politely, with the narrator praising the Dowager’s gentleness and promising future reward.
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