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notwithstanding all that the tailor and his wife could do to pre-
ventit. Both were heartily frightened at the accident, knowing
it happened in their house; and there was reason to fear that
if the magistrates happened to hear of it, they would be punished
asmurderers. However, the hushand found an expedient to get
rid of the corpse: he reflected that there was a Jewish doctor
that lived just by, and having presently contrived a scheme, his
and he took the corpse, the one by the feet, and the other
hy thehead, and carried it to the physician’shouse, They knocked
at the door, from which a steep pair of stairs led to his chamber.
‘The servant-maid came down, without any light, and opening
the door, asked what they wanted. “Go up again,” said the
lor, “if you please, and tell your master we have brought
him a man who is very ill, and wants his advice. Here,” said
he, putting a piece of money into her hand, “give him that
chand, to convince him that we do not mean to impose on
While the servant was gone up to acquaint her master
ith the welcome news, the tailor and his wife nimbly con-

eyed the hunch-back corpse to the head of the stairs, and,
leaving it there, hurried away.

In the mean time, the maid told the doctor that a man and
a woman waited for him at the door, desiring he would come
down and look at a sick man whom they had brought with
them, and clapping into his hands the money she had received,
the doctor was transported with joy : being paid beforehand, he
thought it was a good patient, and should not be neglected.
“ Light! light!” cried he to the maid; “ follow me nimbly.” So
saying, without staying for the light, he got to the stair-head
in such haste, that stumbling against the corpse, he gave him
akick that made him tumble down to the stair-foot ; he had
almott fallen himself along with him, ‘A light! a light!”
cried he to the mai “quick! quick!” At last the maid came