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 dresses to her, without being favour'd with any thing that might give them Hopes. I could attribute my good Success to nothing, but that I had hit the critrical Minute, so much talk'd of in Ireland, when a Woman gives her Consent.

I was no sooner come to the Park, but two or three of my Acquaintance, told me that Fribbigghe had been there a long Time before, expecting me to fight him, and was resolv'd to post me for a Coward for not meeting him. I assur'd them I was come sooner than the appointed Time, and begg'd of 'em to assist me in looking for him, that I might use him as he deserv'd. After we had spent some Time in looking for him, we were inform'd that he went with some Ladies to walk in a Green adjacent to the Town; thither we went and found him; but I am confident that he would have given any Consideration to be remov'd some Miles from me when he saw me. He seem'd very earnest in Discourse with the Ladies, and wou'd fain not take Notice of me, but I call'd to him so loud, that he could not but hear me: Upon which he turn'd, and trembled. I call'd him aside; though I must own it was a little rude to take him from the Ladies; yet I conceiv'd so ill of them all, upon Blmmfl's Account, that I have never since paid them so much Respect as I did before. Upon telling him of some Truths, for which he saw I had Vouchers, he began to put them off with a Joke, and told me he would always esteem me as a particular Friend, since, he assur'd me, that I had something very engaging in my Countenance. The Offer he made me of his Friendship was as provoking to me, as any Thing he could have said to me. I told him that I could not be by any Means persuaded to keep such a Fool, as I was sure he was, Company, and that I was resolv'd to make him as ridiculous as I could. I then pull'd off his Wig, and shook all the Powder in it upon his