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 a day's warning, and went with him abroad, since which I lost entirely sight of her, and it never fell in my way to hear what became of her.

But a few days after she had left us, two very pretty young gentlemen, who were Mrs. Coles especial favourites, and free of her academy, easily obtain'd her consent for Emilys and my acceptance of a party of pleasure, at a little, but agreeable house, belonging to one of them, situate not far up the river Thames, on the Surry side.

Every thing being settled, and it being a fine summer-day, but rather of the warmest, we set out after dinner, and got to our rendezvous, about four in the afternoon, where landing at the foot of a neat, joyous pavilion, Emily and I were handed into it, by our Squires, and there drank tea with a chearfulness and gaiety, that the beauty of the prospect, the serenity of the weather, and the tender politeness of our sprightly gallants, naturally led us into.

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