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 that my Lady had given this Muff to me; but about a Day or two after I had told her the Story, he quarrels with her new Muff, and to be ure it is the prettiet that ever was een. “Honour,” ays he,—“this is an odious Muff;—it is too big for me,—I can’t wear it—till I can get another, you mut let me have my old one again, and you may have this in the room on’t—” for he’s a good Lady, and corns to give a Thing and take a Thing, I promie you that. So to be ure I fetched it her back again, and, I believe, he hath worn it upon her Arm almot ever ince, and I warrants hath given it many a Kis when nobody hath een her.’

Here the Converation was interrupted by Mr. Wetern himelf, who cam to ummon Jones to the Harpichord; whither the poor young Fellow went all pale and trembling. This Wetern oberved, but, on eeing Mrs. Honour, imputed it to a wrong Caue; and having given Jones a hearty Cure between Jet and Earnet, he bid him beat abroad, and not poach up the Game in his Warren.

Sophia looked this Evening with more than uual Beauty, and we may believe it was no mall Addition to her Charms, in