Hard work to counterbalance great gains--His discharge _from_ Drury Lane, and his discharge _at_ Sadler's Wells--His return to the former house--Monk Lewis--Anecdote of him and Sheridan, and of Sheridan and the Prince of Wales--Grimaldi gains a son and loses all his capital 88 CHAPTER IX. 1803. Containing a Very Extraordinary Incident Well Worthy of the Reader's Attention 97 CHAPTER X. 1803 to 1805. Bologna and his Family--An Excursion into Kent with that personage--Mr. Mackintosh, the gentleman of landed property, and his preserves--A great day's sporting; and a scene at the Garrick's Head in Bow Street, between a Landlord, a Gamekeeper, Bologna and Grimaldi 106 CHAPTER XI. 1805 to 1806. Stage Affairs and Stage Quarrels--Mr. Graham, the Bow Street Magistrate and Drury Lane Manager--Mr. Peake--Grimaldi is introduced to Mr. Harris by John Kemble--Leaves Drury Lane Theatre and engages at Covent Garden--Mortification of the authorities at "the other house"--He joins Charles Dibdin's Company and visits Dublin--The _wet_ Theatre--Ill success of the speculation, and great success of his own Benefit--Observations on the comparative strength of Whisky Punch and Rum Punch, with interesting experiment 115 CHAPTER XII. 1806 to 1807. He returns to town, gets frozen to the roof of a coach on the road, and pays his rent twice over when he arrives at home--Mr. Charles Farley--His first appearance at Covent Garden--Valentine and Orson--Production of "Mother Goose," and its immense success--The mysterious adventure of the Six Ladies and the Six Gentlemen 124 CHAPTER XIII. 1807. The mystery cleared up chiefly through the instrumentality of Mr. Alderman Harmer; and the characters of the Six Ladies and the Six Gentlemen are satisfactorily explained--The Trial of Mackintosh for Burglary--Its result 133 CHAPTER XIV. 1807 to 1808.