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his name; and when the day arrived he went to 
the  artist's house to throw for his chance. 
After 
Waiting 
considerable 
time 
I10 
other 
person appeared, and Hogarth felt this neglect 
not only' as derogatory to his profession, but 
implying that the subscription had something in 
in it of a mendicant character. Vexed by such 
a mortifying result of a plan which he had 
sanguinely hoped would prove, at least, a morn- 
ing's amusement to the fashionable subscribers, 
he insisted that, as they had not attended, nor 
even sent any request to him to throw for them, 
that Garrick should go through the formality of 
throwing the dice; but only for himself 'The 
actor for, some time opposed the irritated artist; 
but at last consented. Instead, however, of 
allowing Hogarth to send them home, he begged 
that they might be carefully packed up, until 
his servant should call for them; and on return- 
ing 
to 
his 
house, 
he 
dispatched 
to the 
note 
painter, stating that he 
himself to remove works 
persuade 
and ad- 
could not 
S0 valuable 
mired, without acquitting his 
obligation due to the author 
conscience of an 
and to his own 
obtaining them. 
good fortune in 
And knowing