share he had had in it he begg'd the honour to know her name so made his bow. Et Madame a fon Mari? faid he, loo king back when he had made two steps and without staying for an answer the street. danced down Had I ferved seven years apprenticeship to good breeding, I could not have done as much, As the little French captain left us, Monf. Deffein came up with the key of the Remise in his hand, and forthwith let us into his maga zine of chaifes. The first object which caught my eye, as Monf. Deffein open'd the door of the Remise, was another old tatter'd Desobligeant: and notwithstanding it was the exact picture of that which had bit my fancy so much in the coachyard but an hour before the very fight of it stirr'd up a difagreeable sensation within me now; and I thought 'twas a churlish beast into whose heart the idea could fuft enter, to com struct C5 truct such a machine; nor had I much more charity for the man who could think uf using it. I obferved the lady was as little taken with it as myself: so Monf. Dessein led us on to a couple of chaises which stood abreast, telling us as he recommended them, that they had been purchased by my Lord A. and B. to go the grand tour, but had gone no further than Paris, so were in all respects as good as new They were too good - so I pass'd on to a third, which stood behind, and forthwith began to chaffer for the price - But 'twill scarce hold two, said I, opening the door and getting in - Have the goodness, Madam, said Monfieur 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 shut the door of the chaise upon us, and left us. THE REMISE. CALAIS. C'est bien comique, 'tis very droll, said the lady smiling, from the reflection that this was the the second time we had been left together by a parcel of nonfenfical contingencies - c'est bien comique, faid she - There wants nothing, said I, to make it fo, but the comick use which the gallantry of a Frenchman would put it to to make love the first moment, and an offer of his perfon the second. and how it has 'Tis their fort: replied the lady. It is supposed so at least 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 marksmen that ever tried Cupid's patience. ad os za To think of making love by Sentiments! I should as foon think of making a genteel fuit of cloaths out of remnants; and to do it - pop at firit fight by declaration - is fubmitting the offer and themselves with it, to be fifted, with all their pours and contres, by an unheated mind. The The lady attended as if she expected I should go ou, Confider then, Madam, continued I, laying my hand upon hers fake That grave people hate Love for the name's That felfish people hate it for their own -- And that wall off 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 least after the time, that his filence upon it becomes tormenting. A course of fimall, quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm nor so vague as to be misunderstood, with now and then a look of kindness, and little or nothing faid upon it. - leaves Nature for your mistress, and she fashions it to her mind. de Then Infolemnly declare, said the lady, blus shing - you have been making love to me all this while. THE ) 1 THE REMISE. CALAIS. Monfieur Dessein came back to let us out of the chaise, and acquaint the lady, the Count de I.-- 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, said 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 she has a presentinent of it some moments before Nature arins her with it, said I, for imme diate preservation -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. 1 In |