Thursday 27 October 1664 ... At noon, Sir G. Carteret, Sir J. Minnes, Sir W. Batten, Sir W. Pen, and myself, were treated at the Dolphin by Mr. Foly, the ironmonger, where a good plain dinner, but I expected musique, the missing of which spoiled my dinner, only very good merry discourse at dinner.... Well Mr Pepys you can't have it perfect 100% of the time. If the discourse was merry is that not...

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