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 seeing her at my lodgings, when I liv'd with Mr. H, where she had made errands to sell me some millinary ware, she had by degrees insinuated herself so far into my confidence, that I threw my self blindly into her hands, and came at length to regard, love, and obey her implicitly: and to do her justice, I never experienc'd at her hands other than a sincerity of tenderness, and care for my interest, hardly heard of in those of her profession. We parted that night, after having settled a perfect unreserv'd agreement; and the next morning Mrs. Cole came, and took me with her to her house, for the first time.

Here, at the first sight of things, I found everything breath an air of decency, modesty, and order.

In the outer-parlour, or rather shop, sat three young women, very demurely employ'd on millinary work, which was the cover of a traffic in more precious commodities: but three beautifuller creatures could hardly be seen: two of them Rh