Ghent ?-nor Bruffels? She anfwered, fhe was of Bruffels.

He had had the honour, he faid, to be at the bombardment of it loft war-that it was finely fituated, pour cela-and full of nobleffe when the Imperialists were driven out by the French (the lady made a flight curtly)-fo giving her an account of the affair, and of the fhare he had in it -he begg'd the honour to know her name-fo made his bow.

Et Madame a fon Mari?faid he, looking back when he had made two steps-and without ftaying for an anfwer-danced down the street.

Had I ferved feven years apprenticeship to good breeding, I could not have done as much.

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THE REMISE.

CALAIS.

S the little French captain left us, Monf. Def fein came up with the key of the Remife in his hand, and forthwith let us into his magazine of chaifes.

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The first object which caught my eye, as Monf. Deffein open'd the door of the Remife, was another old tatter'd Defobligeant; and notwithstanding it was the exact picture which had hit my fancy in the coach-yard but an hour before-the very fight of it stirr'd up a difagreeable fenfation within me

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now; and I thought 'twas a churlish beaft into whofe heart the idea could firft enter, to construct fuch a machine; nor had I much more charity for the man who could think of using it. :

I obferved the lady was as little taken with it as myself; fo Monfieur Deffein led us on to a couple of chaifes which flood abreaft, telling us as he commended them, that they had been purcha fed by my Lord A. and B. to go the grand tour, but had gone no further than Paris, fo were in all refpects as good as new-They were too good-fo I pafs'd on to a third, which. ftood behind, and forthwith began to chaffer for the price-But 'twill fcarce hold two, faid I, opening the door and getting in-Have the goodness, Madam, faid Monf. Deffein, offering his arm, to step in ;-The lady hefitated half a second, and stepp'd in; and the waiter that moment beckoning to speak to Monf. Deffein, he fhut the door of the chaife upon us, and left us.

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THE REMISE.

CALAIS.

VEST bein comique, 'tis very droll, faid the lady fmiling, from the reflection that this was the second time we had been left together by a parcel of nonfenfical contingencies-c'eft bein conique, faid fhe.

-There wants nothing, faid I, to make it so, but the comic ufe which the gallantry of a Frenchman would put to it-to make love the firft moment, and an offer of his perfon the fecond.

'Tis their fort replied the lady.'

It is fuppofed fo at leaft-and how it has come to pafs, continued I, I know not; but they have certainly got the credit of understanding more of love, and making it better than any other nation upon earth: but for my own part, I think them errant bunglers, and, in truth, the worft fet of marksmen that ever tried Cupid's patience.

-To think of making love by fentiments!

I should as foon think of making a genteel fuit of clothes out of remnants :-and to do it-popat first fight by declaration-is fubmitting the offer and themselves with it, to be fifted, with all their pours and contres, by an unheated mind.

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The lady attended as if the expected I fhould go

Confider then, Madam, continued I, laying my hand upon hers

That grave people hate love for the name's fake

That felfish people hate it for their own

Hypocrites for heaven's

And that all of us, both old and young, being ten times worse frighten'd than hurt by the very report-What a want of knowledge in this branch of commerce a man betrays, whoever lets the word come out of his lips, till an hour or two at leaft after the time, that his filence upon it becomes tormenting. A courfe of fmall, quiet attentions,

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not fo pointed as to alarm-nor fo vague as to be mifunderstood,-with now and then a look of kindness, and little or nothing faid upon it-leaves Nature for your miftrefs, and the fashions it to her mind.

Then I folemnly declare, faid the lady, bluflring -you have been making love to me all this while.

ONSIEUR Deffein came back to let us out of the chaife, and acquaint the lady the Count de Lher brother was just arrived at the hôtel. Though I had infinite good-will for the lady, I cannot fay that I rejoiced in my heart at the event-and could not help telling her fo-for it is fatal to a propofal, Madam, faid I, that I was going to make to you

-You need not tell me what the propofal was, faid fhe, laying her hand upon both mine, as the interrupted me. A man, my good Sir, has feldom an offer of kindness to make to a woman, but the has a prefentiment of it fome moments before.

Nature arms her with it, faid I, for immediate prefervation-But, I think, faid fhe, looking in my face, I had no evil to apprehend and to deal frankly with you, had determined to accept it.

-If I had-(the stopp'd a moment)-I believe your good-will would have drawn a story from

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me which would have made pity the only dangerous thing in the journey.

In faying this, the fuffered me to kifs her hand twice, and with a look of fenfibility mixed with a concern, fhe got out of the chaife-and bid adieu.

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IN THE STREET.

CALAIS.

NEVER finished a twelve-guinea bargain fo expeditiously in my life: my time feemed heavy upon the lofs of the lady, and knowing every moment of it would be as two, till I put myself into motion-I ordered poft-horses directly, and walked towards the hôtel.

Lord! faid I, hearing the town-clock strike four, and recollecting that I had been little more than a fingle hour in Calais

What a large volume of adventures may be grafped within this little span of life by him who interefts his heart in every thing, and who having eyes to fee, what time and chance are perpetually holding out to him as he journeyeth on his way, mifles nothing he can fairly lay his hands on.

-If this won't turn out fomething-another will-no matter-'tis an effay upon human nature

I get my labour for my pains-'tis enough -the pleasure of the experiment has kept my fenfes, and the best part of my blood, awake, and laid the grofs to fleep.