[Mem。——ThefollowingissupposedtobeanextractfromthediaryofthePepysofthatday，thesamebeingQueenElizabeth’scup—bearer。Heissupposedtobeofancientandnoblelineage；thathedespisestheseliterarycanaille；thathissoulconsumeswithwrath，toseethequeenstoopingtotalkwithsuch；andthattheoldmanfeelsthathisnobilityisdefiledbycontactwithShakespeare，etc。，andyethehasgottostaytheretillherMajestychoosestodismisshim。]
YESTERNIGHT
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