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to take his leave. The others extaſy with ſo great a courteſy from a ſtranger. deſired to know the reaſon he had to be ſo charitable, what hope had of future ſatisfaction, or at leaft to reſolve him what ſecurity he demanded? The other anſwered, that for the firſt, his courteſy was grounded upon his worth : his ſatisfaction was in a acknowledgement ; and his ſecurity in that he knew he was honeſt; and told him three days after, he would call upon him, when he would he habited like himſelf to entreat his farther acquaintance, and ſo preſently left him. He was troubled in his mind above wonder, to receive ſuch a bounty from a man unknown, when all his kindred and familiar friends were aſhamed of his acquaintance yet to the benefit of the former occaſion, he ſuited himſelf according to his former, not preſent fortunes. When the gentleman came according to his promiſe, he ſeemed extremely glad to ſee his preſent alteration and withal intreated him to walk abroad with him to dinner, he willingly aſſented, not once demanding whether. In the mean time, the late widow had provided a great feaſt, to which ſhe had invited all her ſuiters, this gentleman whom ſhe had employed being one of the chief. The meat was upon the table. the gueſts ready to ſit down ; now the laſt that came were the two neww friends. In came the widow to bid them all welcome. This new made up gentleman ignorant of whatſoever happened, demanded of his friend ; if it was not ſuch a woman? Who briefly told him all; how ſhe came a ſtranger to the houſe, and what a fortune by her demeanour, ſhe had in ſhort-time purchaſed ;