The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 1 Chapter 70

In which the two gallant companions quickly ascend the ranks of Bath’s society, provoking envy and scandal through their manifold intrigues with the ladies, whilst skilfully keeping their rivals at odds. In a merry stratagem of retribution, they devise and execute a cunning jest upon the assembled physicians, exposing their rivalries and pretensions to the amusement of the town.