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 by my tears, in substance as follows: "That I never had a single thought of wronging him (which was true) till I had seen him taking the last liberties with my servant-wench (here he colour'd prodigiously) and that my resentment at that which I was over-aw'd from giving vent to by complaints, or explanations with him, had driven me to a course that I did not pretend to justify; but that as to the young man, he was entirely faultless, for that in the view of making him the instrument of my revenge, I had down-right seduced him to what he had done, and therefore hop'd, whatever he determin'd about me, he would distinguish between the guilty and the innocent; and that, for the rest, I was entirely at his mercy."

Mr. H, on hearing what I said, hung his head a little; but instantly recovering himself, he said to me, as near as I can retain, to the following purpose:

"Madam, I owe shame to myself, and confess you have fairly turn'd the tables upon me.It is not with one of your cast of breeding and sentiments that I should enter into a Rh