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 him. At this she blushed, but not to be unmannerly, she complied, and the dance being ended, he took her to a single light, and pulling off his mask to salute her, she perceived it was the same man whom she had seen at her own shop, and at Mrs Blague's house; and the King putting a letter into her hand, retired. She then coming to Mrs Blague, desired to go home; to this she consented, and then read the letter, which was to this purppsepurpose [sic]:

When she read this letter, she left Mrs Blague abruptly, judging she had a hand in the matter.

All that night the fair Jane was restless; her husband enquired the cause, but could not learn it. As