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and uncloyed enough for us not to have formed one wish for its ever
knowing an end. In the morning, after a restorative breakfast in bed,
he got up, and with very tender assurance of a particular regard for me,
left me to the composure and refreshment of a sweet slumber; waking out
of which, and getting up to dress before Mrs. Cole should come in, I
found in one of my pockets a purse of guineas, which he had slipt there;
and just as I was musing on a liberality I had certainly not expected,
Mrs. Cole came in, to whom I immediately communicated the present, and
naturally offered her whatever share she pleased: but assuring me that
the gentleman had very nobly rewarded her, she would on no terms, no
entreaties, no shape I could put it in, receive any part of it. Her
denial, she observed, was no affectation of grimace, and proceeded to
read me such admirable lessons on the economy of my person and my purse,
as I became amply paid for my general attention and conformity to in
the course of my acquaintance with the town. After which, changing the
discourse, she fell on the pleasures of the preceding night, where I
learned, without much surprise, as I began to enter on her character,
that she had seen every thing that had passed, from a convenient place
managed solely for that purpose, and of which she readily made me the
confidante.

She had scarce finished this, when the little troop of love girls, my
companions, broke in, and renewed their compliments and caresses.. I
observed with pleasure, that the fatigues and exercises of the night
had not usurped in the least on the life of their complexion, or the
freshness of their bloom: this I found, by their confession, was owing
to the management and advice of our rare directress. They went down then
to figure it, as usual, in the shop; whilst I repaired to my lodging,
where I employed myself till I returned to dinner at Mrs. Cole's.

Here I staid in constant amusement, with one or other of these charming
girls, till about five in the evening; when seized with a sudden drowsy
fit, I was prevailed on to go up and doze it off on Harriet's bed, who
left me on it to my repose. There then I laid down in my clothes, and
fell fast asleep, and had now enjoyed, by guess, about an hour's rest,
when I was pleasingly disturbed by my new and favourite gallant, who,
enquiring for me, was readily directed where to find me. Coming then
into my chamber, and seeing me lie alone, with my fac