would have lived happy in this worthy family, had he not been bumped about ⟨by⟩ the cross cook, who must be always ⟨roasting⟩ or basting; and when the spit was still, employed her hands upon poor Whittington; till Miss Alice, his master’s daughter, was informed of it, and ⟨then⟩ she took compassion on the poor boy, and made the servants treat him ⟨kindly.⟩
Besides the crossness of the cook, Whittington had another dificulty to get over before he could be happy. He had, by order of his master, a flock-bed placed for him in a garret, where there were such a number of rats and mice, that they often ran over the poor boy’s nose, and disturbed him in his sleep. After sometime, however, a gentleman who came to his master’s house gave Whittington a penny for brushing his shoes. This he put into his pocket, being determined to lay it out to the best advantage; and the next day, seeing a woman in the street with a cat under
