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Great wits jump: for the moment Dr. Slop cast his eyes upon his bag (which he had not done till the dispute with my uncle Toby about midwifery put him in mind of it) -- the very same thought occurred.
-- 'Tis God's mercy, quoth he (to himself) that Mrs. Shandy has had so bad a time of it, -- -- -else she might have been brought to bed seven times told, before one half of these knots could have got untied.