score different plans - There was no such thing as a man's asking her directly— the thing was impossible. A little French debonaire captain, who came dancing down the street, shewed me, it was the easiest thing in the world; for popping in betwixt us, just as the lady was returning back to the door of the Rémise, he introduced himself to my acquaintance, and before he had well got announced, begg'd I would do him the honour to present him to the presented myself. he did it just as well come from Paris? route, she said. lady - I had not been so turning about to her, by asking her, if she had No, she was going that Vous n'êtes pas de Londre? She was not, she replied, Then Madame must have come through Flanders - Apparemment vous êtes Flammande? said the French captain - The lady answered, she was -Peut-être de Lisle? added he― She said, she was not of Lisle. Nor Arras? nor Cam nor Brussels? She answered, she was of Brussels. He had had the honour, he said, to be at the bombardment of it last war-that it was finely situated, pour cela - and full of noblesse when the Imperialists were driven out by the French (the lady made a slight curtsy)-so giving her an account of the affair, and of the share he had had in it- he begg'd the honour to know her name so made his bow. Et Madame a son Mari? said he, looking back when he had made two steps-and without staying for an answer-danced down the street. Had I served seven years' apprenticeship to good-breeding, I could not have done as much. The Remise-Calais A S the little French captain left us, Mons. Dessein came up with the key of the Rémise in his hand, and forthwith let us into his magazine of chaises. The first object which caught my eye, as Mons. Dessein open'd the door of the Rémise, was another old tatter'd Désobligeant: and notwithstanding it was the exact picture of that which had hit my fancy so much in the coachyard but an hour before the very sight of it stirr'd up a disagreeable sensation within me. now; and I thought 'twas a churlish beast into whose heart the idea could first enter, to construct such a machine; nor had I much more charity for the man who could think of using it. I observed the lady was as little taken with it as myself: so Mons. 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 't will scarce hold two, said I, opening the door and getting in - Have the goodness, Madam, said Mons. Dessein, offering his arm, to step in The lady hesitated half a second, and stepp'd in; and the waiter that moment beckoning to speak to Mons. Dessein, he shut the door of the chaise upon us, and left us. Che Rémise-Calais C 'EST bien comique, 't is very droll, said the lady smiling, from the reflection that this was the second time we had been left together by a parcel of nonsensical contingencies-c'est bien comique, said she -There wants nothing, said I, to make it so, but the comic use which the gallantry of a Frenchman would put it to-to make love the first moment, and an offer of his person the second. 'Tis their fort, replied the lady. 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 marksmen that ever tried Cupid's patience. ments! To think of making love by senti I should as soon think of making a genteel suit of cloaths out of remnants: - and to do it -pop-at first sight by declaration is submitting the offer and themselves with it, to be sifted with all their pours and contres, by an unheated mind. The lady attended as if she expected I should go on. Consider then, madam, continued I, laying my hand upon her's That grave people hate Love for the name's sake That selfish people hate it for their own— 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, who ever lets the word come out of his lips, till an hour or two at least after the time that his silence upon it becomes tormenting. A course of small, quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarmnor so vague as to be misunderstood with now and then a look of kindness, and little or nothing said upon it—leaves nature for your mistress, and she fashions it to her mind Then I solemnly declare, said the lady, blushing-you have been making love to me all this while. Che Rémise-Calais MR 'ONSIEUR Dessein came back to let us out of the chaise, and acquaint the lady, 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 eventand could not help telling her so for it is |