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Then we saw one or two other things , I forget what ; but this I know , that , generally speaking , the outside was better , than the inside . After this , feeling very hungry , we agreed to go into a booth and have something to eat . The tables were ranged all round , and in the centre there was a boarded platform for dancing . The ladies were there all ready dressed for partners ; and the music was so lively , that I felt very much inclined to dance , but we had agreed to go and see the wild beasts fed at Mr Polito 's menagerie , and as it was now almost eight o'clock , we paid our bill and set off . It was a very curious sight , and better worth seeing than any thing in the fair ; I never had an idea that there were so many strange animals in existence . They were all secured in iron cages , and a large chandelier with twenty lights , hung in the centre of the booth , and lighted them up , while the keeper went round and stirred them up with his long pole ; at the same time he gave us their histories , which were very interesting . I recollect a few of them .