myselfinacoachwithhim；hetoldmehewasamanofhonour，
andwouldnotofferanythingtomeunbecominghimassuch。
Iseemedtodeclineitawhile，butsufferedmyselftobe
importunedalittle，andthenyielded。
Iwasatalossinmythoughtstoconcludeatfirstwhatthis
gentlemandesigned；butIfoundafterwardshehadhadsome
drinkinhishead，andthathewasnotveryunwillingtohave
somemore。
HecarriedmeinthecoachtotheSpringGarden，
atKnightsbridge，wherewewalkedinthegardens，andhe
treatedmeveryhandsomely；butIfoundhedrankveryfreely。
Hepressedmealsotodrink，butIdeclineit。
Hithertohekepthiswordwithme，andofferedmenothing
amiss。
Wecameawayinthecoachagain，andhebroughtme
intothestreets，andbythistimeitwasnearteno’clockat
night，andhestoppedthecoachatahousewhere，itseems，
hewasacquainted，andwheretheymadenoscrupletoshow
usupstairsintoaroomwithabedinit。
AtfirstIseemedto
beunwillingtogoup，butafterafewwordsIyieldedtothat
too，beingwillingtoseetheendofit，andinhopetomake
somethingofitatlast。
Asforthebed，etc。，Iwasnotmuch
concernedaboutthatpart。
Herehebegantobealittlefreerwithmethanhehadpromised；
andIbylittleandlittleyieldedtoeverything，sothat，inaword，
hedidwhathepleasedwithme；Ineedsaynomore。
Allthis
whilehedrankfreelytoo，andaboutoneinthemorningwe
wentintothecoachagain。
Theairandtheshakingofthe
coachmadethedrinkhehadgetmoreupinhisheadthanit
wasbefore，andhegrewuneasyinthecoach，andwasfor
actingoveragainwhathehadbeendoingbefore；butasI
thoughtmygamenowsecure，Iresistedhim，andbroughthim
tobealittlestill，whichhadnotlastedfiveminutesbuthefell
fastasleep。
Itookthisopportunitytosearchhimtoanicety。
Itooka
goldwatch，withasilkpurseofgold，hisfinefull-bottom
periwigandsilver-fringedgloves，hisswordandfinesnuff-box，
andgentlyopeningthecoachdoor，stoodreadytojumpout
whilethecoachwasgoingon；butthecoachstoppedinthe
narrowstreetbeyondTempleBartoletanothercoachpass，
Igotsoftlyout，fastenedthedooragain，andgavemygentleman
andthecoachtheslipbothtogether，andneverheardmore
ofthem。
Thiswasanadventureindeedunlookedfor，andperfectly
undesignedbyme；thoughIwasnotsopastthemerrypart
oflife，astoforgethowtobehave，whenafopsoblindedby
hisappetiteshouldnotknowanoldwomanfromayoung。
I
didnotindeedlooksooldasIwasbytenortwelveyears；yet
Iwasnotayoungwenchofseventeen，anditwaseasyenough
tobedistinguished。
Thereisnothingsoabsurd，sosurfeiting，
soridiculous，asamanheatedbywineinhishead，andwicked
gustinhisinclinationtogether；heisinthepossessionoftwo
devilsatonce，andcannomoregovernhimselfbyhisreason
thanamillcangrindwithoutwater；hisvicetramplesuponall
thatwasinhimthathadanygoodinit，ifanysuchthingthere
was；nay，hisverysenseisblindedbyitsownrage，andheacts
absurditieseveninhisviews；suchadrinkingmore，whenhe
isdrunkalready；pickingupacommonwoman，withoutregard
towhatsheisorwhosheis，whethersoundorrotten，clean
orunclean，whetheruglyorhandsome，whetheroldoryoung，
andsoblindedasnotreallytodistinguish。
Suchamanisworse
thanalunatic；promptedbyhisvicious，corruptedhead，heno
moreknowswhatheisdoingthanthiswretchofmineknew
whenIpickedhispocketofhiswatchandhispurseofgold。
ThesearethemenofwhomSolomonsays，’Theygolikean
oxtotheslaughter，tilladartstrikesthroughtheirliver’；an
admirabledescription，bytheway，ofthefouldisease，which
isapoisonousdeadlycontagionminglingwiththeblood，
whosecentreorfoundationisintheliver；fromwhence，by
theswiftcirculationofthewholemass，thatdreadfulnauseous
plaguestrikesimmediatelythroughhisliver，andhisspiritsare
infected，hisvitalsstabbedthroughaswithadart。
Itistruethispoorunguardedwretchwasinnodangerfrom
me，thoughIwasgreatlyapprehensiveatfirstofwhatdanger
Imightbeinfromhim；buthewasreallytobepitiedinone
respect，thatheseemedtobeagoodsortofmaninhimself；
agentlemanthathadnoharminhisdesign；amanofsense，
andofafinebehaviour，acomelyhandsomeperson，asober
solidcountenance，acharmingbeautifulface，andeverything
thatcouldbeagreeable；onlyhadunhappilyhadsomedrink
thenightbefore，hadnotbeeninbed，ashetoldmewhenwe
weretogether；washot，andhisbloodfiredwithwine，andin
thatconditionhisreason，asitwereasleep，hadgivenhimup。
Asforme，mybusinesswashismoney，andwhatIcouldmake
ofhim；andafterthat，ifIcouldhavefoundoutanywayto
havedoneit，Iwouldhavesenthimsafehometohishouse
andtohisfamily，for’twastentoonebuthehadanhonest，
virtuouswifeandinnocentchildren，thatwereanxiousforhis
safety，andwouldhavebeengladtohavegottenhimhome，
andhavetakencareofhimtillhewasrestoredtohimself。
Andthenwithwhatshameandregretwouldhelookback
uponhimself！howwouldhereproachhimselfwithassociating
himselfwithawhore！
pickedupintheworstofallholes，the
cloister，amongthedirtandfilthofallthetown！howwould
hebetremblingforfearhehadgotthepox，forfearadarthad
struckthroughhisliver，andhatehimselfeverytimehelooked
backuponthemadnessandbrutalityofhisdebauch！how
wouldhe，ifhehadanyprinciplesofhonour，asIverilybelieve
hehad——Isay，howwouldheabhorthethoughtofgivingany
illdistemper，ifhehadit，asforaughtheknewhemight，to
hismodestandvirtuouswife，andtherebysowingthecontagion
inthelife-bloodofhisprosterity。
Wouldsuchgentlemenbutconsiderthecontemptiblethoughts
whichtheverywomentheyareconcernedwith，insuchcases
asthese，haveofthem，itwouldbeasurfeittothem。
AsI
saidabove，theyvaluenotthepleasure，theyareraisedbyno
inclinationtotheman，thepassivejadethinksofnopleasure
butthemoney；andwhenheis，asitwere，drunkinthe
ecstasiesofhiswickedpleasure，herhandsareinhispockets
searchingforwhatshecanfindthere，andofwhichhecanno
morebesensibleinthemomentofhisfollythathecanforethink
ofitwhenhegoesaboutit。
Iknewawomanthatwassodexterouswithafellow，who
indeeddeservednobetterusage，thatwhilehewasbusywith
heranotherway，conveyedhispursewithtwentyguineasin
itoutofhisfob-pocket，wherehehadputitforfearofher，
andputanotherpursewithgildedcountersinitintotheroom
ofit。
Afterhehaddone，hesaystoher，’Nowhan’tyoupicked
mypocket？’
Shejestedwithhim，andtoldhimshesupposed
hehadnotmuchtolose；heputhishandtohisfob，andwith
hisfingersfeltthathispursewasthere，whichfullysatisfied
him，andsoshebroughtoffhismoney。
Andthiswasatrade
withher；shekeptashamgoldwatch，thatis，awatchofsilver
gilt，andapurseofcountersinherpockettobereadyonall
suchoccasions，andIdoubtnotpracticeditwithsuccess。
Icamehomewiththislastbootytomygoverness，andreally
whenItoldherthestory，itsoaffectedherthatshewashardly
abletoforbeartears，toknowhowsuchagentlemanrana
dailyriskofbeingundoneeverytimeaglassofwinegotinto
hishead。
ButastothepurchaseIgot，andhowentirelyIstrippedhim，
shetoldmeitpleaseherwonderfully。
’Naychild，’saysshe，
’theusagemay，foraughtIknow，domoretoreformhimthan
allthesermonsthateverhewillhearinhislife。’
Andifthe
remainderofthestorybetrue，soitdid。
Ifoundthenextdayshewaswonderfulinquisitiveaboutthis
gentleman；thedescriptionIhadgivenherofhim，hisdress，
hisperson，hisface，everythingconcurredtomakeherthink
ofagentlemanwhosecharactersheknew，andfamilytoo。
Shemusedawhile，andIgoingstillonwiththeparticulars，
shestartsup；saysshe，’I’lllay#100Iknowthegentleman。’
’Iamsorryyoudo，’saysI，’forIwouldnothavehimexposed
onanyaccountintheworld；hehashadinjuryenoughalready
byme，andIwouldnotbeinstrumentaltodohimanymore。’
’No，no，’saysshe，’Iwilldohimnoinjury，Iassureyou，but
youmayletmesatisfymycuriosityalittle，forifitishe，I
warrantyouIfinditout。’
Iwasalittlestartledatthat，and
toldher，withanapparentconcerninmyface，thatbythesame
rulehemightfindmeout，andthenIwasundone。
Shereturned
warmly，’Why，doyouthinkIwillbetrayyou，child？
No，no，’
saysshe，’notforallheisworthintheworld。
Ihavekeptyour
counselinworsethingsthanthese；sureyoumaytrustmein
this。’
SoIsaidnomoreatthattime。
Shelaidherschemeanotherway，andwithoutacquaintingme
ofit，butshewasresolvedtofinditoutifpossible。
Soshe
goestoacertainfriendofherswhowasacquaintedinthe
familythatsheguessedat，andtoldherfriendshehadsome
extraordinarybusinesswithsuchagentleman(who，bythe
way，wasnolessthanabaronet，andofaverygoodfamily)，
andthatsheknewnothowtocomeathimwithoutsomebody
tointroduceher。
Herfriendpromisedherveryreadilytodo
it，andaccordinglygoestothehousetoseeifthegentleman
wasintown。
EndofPart6
Part7
Thenextdayshecometomygovernessandtellsherthat
Sir——wasathome，butthathehadmetwithadisasterand
wasveryill，andtherewasnospeakingwithhim。
’What
disaster？’saysmygovernesshastily，asifshewassurprised
atit。
