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[ 177 ] told her, he desired no more of the Breed.

replied, she desired all the World to take notice, that if ever she was with Child again, it would be a Bastard, and none of his.

turned round from her, and bad her turn her back to him.

said, with all her Heart, and did so.

curse your self, said he, if ever you turn your Face to me again.

said, she knew a better Way for it than that; so she called her Maid, took her leave of him, and went to Bed by her self.

next Day she took her Coach, and went to a Relation's House, took some Jewels with her, and sent for her Cloaths. And thus ended a Mother-Made Match on one hand; and a Money-Made match on the other hand; On both hands without Affection, and where they had been mutually pre-ingaged to other Objects: And what was all this, pray, but a Matrimonial Whoredom!

would take up too much of this Work, to give the short History of the remaining Life of these two passionate married Enemies, for such they were. As they were People of good Fashion and Figure, they might have quarrelled with some reserve to good Manners; but, on the contrary, she pursued him with all the spite and rage of her Tongue that it was possible for a Woman to invent; said all the Bitter and disdainful Things of him that Ill-nature could inspire her with; scorned all the Motions of Friends towards a Reconciliation to him, which at first he was not averse to; and, at last, gave out, that he kept a Whore, and that she intended to sue him to a Divorce.