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[ 185 ] cied her self in the Arms of her former Lover: pleas'd to a Rapture with what she had so long Reason to know she could never enjoy; she flies out even in her Dream to talking aloud; and not only to talk aloud, tho' fast asleep, but gives her Tongue a loose into all the most dangerous Expressions, that Love to the real Master of her Heart, and the utmost Contempt of her Jaylor, as she call'd him, meaning her Husband, could inspire her with: Nor was this all; for where will Misfortunes End! but in the highth of her Extasies and with a wicked, tho' but fancied Liberty, she calls her former Lover by his Name, and so betrays her self to her Husband, who hears himself accused of the worst of Crimes, treated with the worst Contempt, and the greatest of Indignity put upon him, in Words at length, that can be thought of.

Husband was not at first well awake, and so, perhaps, was not let into the first Part of it; nor was he presently capable of understanding what it all meant: But when he heard himself abused in so gross a manner, it put him into a Passion, and he replied rashly to her, not thinking she had been asleep.

replying to her, unhappily waked her, or, at least so much, as to put a stop to her talking aloud. Her Husband was presently aware that his Wife was not awake, and vexed that he waked her; he lies still a little, till Sleep overcoming her, and the pleasing Ideas of her past Loves set her to talking again; when her Husband subtilly managing himself, spoke softly at her Ear several Words agreeable to what she had said, and brought her by that means (as is not impracticable) to answer se-