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took my leave, and having gained the street, I was curious to know in what terms my credentials ran. The wafer being still wet, I opened the letter, in which Mr. Edwards; had briefly stated the agreement he had made with me, and concluded in these words: "I have every reason to believe him an expert clerk, and do not doubt but he will prove an acquisition." How far this good gentleman's prediction was verified, the next Chapter will disclose. I lost no time in preparing for my journey, and having bat few clothes to pack up, I took my departure from the Blue Boar in Bishopsgate-street, at seven o'clock, P. M., and the next morning arrived at St. Edmundsbury.