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father or mother, uncle or aunt. there

none but will admit him to pay a vifit

his mistrefs, when he comes in the way

matrimony.

But now what a pleafure it is to be

mined to a kifs, and a gracious

from his miftrefs. After that he

juft fhewed himfelf, and talked idly

her about half an hour, what a

is it to him at his departure, to oblige

maid with the king’s picture, which

her to give fuch a character of him.

pecially if the picture happens to be

in gold as he begets in the young

an affection towards him; which, if

comes to know at the fecond meeting

is to defcribe the tranfports

puts him into; it infpires such joy in

breaft that he can fearce tell where he

or what he does. But at his departure

he fearce forgets to double his

to the maid, as fhe gives her promiics

further fervices to him. Nor is the

baggage worfe than her word for

well knows her own intereft : and there-

fore in about a day or two. Dear miftrefs

fays fhe yon cannot imagine where I

been this morning! No, fays the