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present to be mostly inhabited by sharpers;" and Mr. Jeremiah Smith, of New Hampshire, remarked in a letter to his brother, "The accounts you have always had of this great and beautiful city will blind the eyes of your understanding, as they did mine. The Philadelphians are, from the highest to the lowest, from the parson in his black gown to the fille de joie, or girl of pleasure, a set of beggars. You cannot turn round without paying a dollar." But regrets for New York, and uncivil accusations against Philadelphians for making as much as they could, in an honest way, of their victory over that now deserted city, gradually subsided and were lost in the more agreeable excitement of preparing for the season in the gay world.