CHA P. XII.

Further Particulars relating to Mifs Tifhy, which perhaps may not greatly furprize after the former. The Defcription of a very fine Gentleman. And a Dialogue between Wild and the Count, in which public Virtue is just hinted at, with &c.

R. Snap had turned the Key a very few Minutes before a Servant of the

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Family called Mr. Bagshot out of the Room, telling him, there was a Perfon below who defired to speak with him; and this was no other than Mifs Lætitia Snap, whofe Admirer Mr. Bag/bot had long been, and in whofe tender Breaft his Paffion had raised a more ardent Flame than that of any of his Rivals had been able to raife. Indeed she was fo extremely fond of this Youth, that the often confeffed to her female Confidents, if he could ever have liftened to the Thought

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Thought of living with any one Man, Mr. Bagfhot was he. Nor was fhe fingular in this Inclination, many other young Ladies being her Rivals in this Lover, who had all the great and noble Qualifications neceffary to form a true Gallant, and which Nature is feldom fo extremely bountiful as to indulge to any one Perfon. We will endeavour, however, to defcribe them all with as much Exactness as poffible. He was then fix Feet high, had large Calves, broad Shoulders, a ruddy Complexion, with brown curled Hair, a modeft Affurance, and clean Linen. He had indeed, it must be confeft, fome fmall Deficiencies to counterbalance these heroic Qualities, for he was the fillieft Fellow in the World, could neither write nor read, nor had he a fingle Grain or Spark of Honour, Honesty, or Good-nature in his whole Compofition.

As foon as Mr. Bagfhot had quitted the Room, the Count, taking Wild by the Hand, told him he had fomething to communicate to him of very great Importance; he then proceeded to inform him, he was very well convinced that Bagot was the

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Perfon who robbed him. Wild started with great seeming Amazement at this Discovery, and told the Count with a moft ferious Countenance, he advised him to take Care how he caft any fuch Reflections on a Man of Mr. Baghot's nice Honour; for he was certain he would not bear it. D— n his Honour, quoth the enraged Count, nor can I bear being robbed; I will apply to a Juftice of Peace. Wild replied with great Indignation, fince he durft entertain. fuch a Sufpicion against his Friend, he would henceforth disclaim all Acquaintance with him; that he knew Mr. Bagfhot was a Man of Honour, and his Friend, and confequently it was impoffible he should be guilty of a bad Action; with much more to the fame purpose, which had not the expected Weight with the Count; for the latter feemed ftill certain as to the Perfon, and refolute in applying for Juftice, which, he said, he thought he owed to the Public, as well as to himself. Wild then changed his Countenance into a kind of Derifion, and spoke as follows: " Suppose it should be poffible that Mr. Bagfhot had, in a Frolic, (for I will call it no other) taken this "Method

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"Method of borrowing your Money, what

will you get by profecuting him? Not στι your Money again; for you hear he was

ftript at the Gaming-Table;" (of which Bagfoot had, during their fhort Confabulation, informed them) "you will get then "an Opportunity of being still more cut "of Pocket by the Profecution. Another "Advantage you may promise yourself is

the being blown up at every Gaming

"House in Town, for that I will affure

you of; and then much Good may it "do you to fit down with the Satisfaction "of having discharged what it seems you "owe the Public. I am ashamed of my "own Difcernment, when I miftook you for a great Man. Would it not be better for you to receive Part (perhaps all) « of your Money again by a wife Concealment; for however feedy Mr. Bagfhot << may be now, if he has really plaid this Frolic with you, you may believe he will play it with others, and when he is in Cash, you may depend on a Reftoration; the Law will be always in your Power, and that is the laft Remedy

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"which a brave or a wife Man would re"fort to. Leave the Affair therefore to me; "I will examine Bagshot, and if I find he "hath plaid you this Trick, I will en

gage my own Honour, you fhall in the "End be no Lofer." The Count answered: "If I was fure to be no Lofer, Mr. Wild, I apprehend you have a better Opinion. " of my Understanding than to imagine I "would profecute a Gentleman for the "fake of the Public. These are foolish "Words of Course, which we learn a ri"diculous Habit of fpeaking, and will "often break from us without any Design "or Meaning. I affure you all I defire is a Reimbursement, and if I can, by your Means, obtain that, the Public may

"concluding with a Phrafe too coarfe to be inferted in a History of this kind.

THEY were now informed that Dinner was ready,and the Company affembled below Stairs, whither the Reader may, if he please, attend thefe Gentlemen.

THERE fat down at the Table Mr. Snap, and the two young Ladies his Daughters,

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