passing by, and observing our communications, naturally took it into their heads that we must be man and wife, at least; so stopping as soon as they came up to the door of the Remise, the one of them, who was the inquisitive Traveller, ask’d us, if we set out for Paris the next morning?—I could only answer for myself, I said; and the lady added, she was for Amiens—We dined there yesterday, said the simple Traveller-You go directly through the town, added the other, in your road to Paris. I was going to return a thousand thanks for the intelligence, that Amiens was in the road to Paris; but upon pulling out my poor monk's little horn box to take a pinch of snuff, I made them a quiet bow, and wished them a good passage to Dover—they left us alone -Now where would be the harm, said I to myself, if I was to beg of this distressed lady to accept of half of my chaise ?-and what mighty mischief could ensue? Every dirty passion, and bad propensity in my nature, took the alarm, as I stated the proposition It will oblige you to have a third horse, said AVARICE, which will put twenty livres out of your pocket-You know not what she is, said CAUTIONor what scrapes the affair may draw you into, whisper'd COWARDice |