It is supposed so at least and how it has come to pass, 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 worst set of marksimen that ever tried Cupid's patience, -To think of making love by fen. timents! F I should as foon think of making a genteel suit of cloaths out of remnants:and to do it-pop-at first sight by decla. ration-is fubmitting the offer and thenselves with it, to be fifted, with all their pours and contres, by an unheated mind. The lady attended as if she expected I should go on. Confider Confider then, Madam, continuedi I, laying my hand upon hers 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 commer ce a man betrays, whoever lets the word come out of his lips, - till an hour or two at least after the time, that his filen ce upon it becomes tormenting. A course of small, quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm-nor so vague as to be mif understood, with now and then a look of of kindness, and little or nothing faid upon it-leaves Nature for your mistress, and she fashions it to her mind. Then I folemnly declare, faid the lady, blushing-you have been making love to me all this while. E 1 A THE REMISE. CALAIS. MONSIEUR Dessein came back to let us out of the chaise, and acquaint - the lady, the Count de L-- her brother was just arrived at the hotel. Though I had infinite good will for the lady, I cannot say, that I rejoiced in my heart at the event and could not help telling her fo-for it is fatal to a proposal, Madam, said I, that I was going to make to you -You need not tell me what the proposal was, faid she, laying her hand upon both mine, as she interrupted me. -A man, my good Sir, has feldom an offer of kindness to make to a woman, but : but she has a presentiment of it fome moments before Nature arms her with it, said I, for immediate prefervation-But I think, faid she, looking in my face, I had no evil to apprehend-and to deal frankly with you, had determined to accept it. If I had- (she stopped a moment) -I believe your good will would have drawn a story from me, which would have made pity the only dangerous thing in the journey. In saying this, she suffered me to kiss her hand twice, and with a look of fensibility mixed with a concern she got out of the chaise-and bid adieu, |