CO so x-OF-CAUFO%, PA/ T7D7 ' I1K PAGE CARMELITE Nuns, * The Hoftefs at Lilliers, 7 The German at Li /tiers, g The Englijh Nobleman at Lilliers> 1 1 The STORY of POUSSINE, 13 The broken Axle-tree, 15 The STORY of POUSSINE, without Interruption, 17 [ vi ] PAGE tye German goes to bed, The DILIGENCE continued, 34 fbe Bill at the Auberge, 35 Political Reflections on an Englijh No- bleman, Rofe, A Guinguette on the road, A Swifs Boy, CADEAU, The Digrejpon on the Portus Itius cf the Romans, A Salad, A Letter, The Barouche, 7 LISLE, 74 The Irijh Officer in the French fer-cice, 75 Refections on a Duel, CONVERSATION at BREAKFAST, 82, AGE A commercial argument with a French Officer, 87 The Hofl, 91 Stricture on M. De Voltaire * 94 A Valet de Place * 97 Remarks on Lijle. * 98 COURTRAY, 101 Converfation with an impatient Pajfen- ger for the departure of a diligence, 105 GHENT, no Remarks on Auftrian discipline, 1 1 1 / / * A Meeting of two friends, 113 Dullnefs not cured with Snuff, 1 1 6 /ATUATUCA, 244 Ruins of Atuatuca, 246 A travelling Author , 249 A P ruffian Major, 251 Dialogue PAGE Dialogue between a PruJ/ian Major and an EngUjh Colonel, 253 dnimadverfions on the character of the King of Prujfia, 256 The PHARO TABLE at Aix- LA-CHAPELLE. -^- 263 A PruJ/ian Corporal, . 266 A Prujfian Officer s fentiments on the Englijh Army. 269 FATAL EFFECTS of a fenfible Heart in a young PRUSSIAN Officer, 276 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES THROUGH VARIOUS PARTS OF EUROPE. WHEN an Englishman fets out to make his tour on the Conti- nent, he clofets himfelf up in his pofl> chaife, and deeps to Dover ; nay, it fre- quently happens I have feen it myfelf, that he flumbers his paflage over in the fame vehicle. When he arrives at Calais, the firft thing he enquires for, is Burgundy from Mr. Deflein, and horfes for St. Omer's. If it is the firft time of his trajet, he laughs at the bidets and poftilions, and talks bad French with the mafler of the houfe : if the fecond, he fhuts himfelf up in une voiture An- gloife bien etoffee, and is dying of the B hyp 2 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. hyp till his arrival at Paris, unlefs he meets with a countryman at the Hotel de Bourbon at Lifle, and fancies the Bur- gundy excellent. I fpeak of the gene- rality of travellers ; who, by their for- tune purchafe eafe at the expence of information and amufement. Why do I fay amufement, when perhaps their lethargic difpofitions afford them much more fatisfaction than my converfation with the Carmelite Nuns * ? Sleep on then, my torpid countrymen ! lounge with eafe in your voluptuous lined chaifes. I will mount the diligence, and ftudy the fpirit of the nation I travel through. 'Tis true, it has no fuch eafy fprings, as thofeyou fwing upon it jolts confoundedly: but, what of that? furely my can bear it as well as the of the Carmelite Nuns before me. Thank * Carmelite Nuns are feldom permitted to travel in Catholic countries ; but when they be of a certain age the rigour of then? order is, on particular occafions difpeni'ed with. TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. 3 Thank Heavens ! we have got off the confounded rattling ^/ro/ j and I can in- dulge my feelings with the converfation of two immaculate faints. The Coach- man fays we fhall have a fandy fmooth road all the way to Lilliers. A a, mes faintes Sceurs, toutes les beautes & delices de fe monde annon- cent la bonte du Createur. Tu con- viens ; and how is it poflible you can offer up an adoration equivalent to the good things He has annexed to our ex- iftence ? Can your hearts beat with fuch fervent zeal for his love, as mine does ? What are the emanations of earthly blifs to you in this world ? Ecoutes, mes Sceurs : your hearts, I fay, cannot be fenfible of fuch extacy. Now, under favour of your years, you may view the beauties of his creation, when the heart has loft its genial warmth, its glow of youth, to put forth ejaculations in B 2 his 4 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. his praife. You can now be entruftecE in a diligence y and in the company of a hare brained Englifhman. Ah, mes dames ! your religious cuftoms are ftrange. I think they are not fo epures as you would wifh us to believe. Ah ! ah ! ah ! quel drole de raifon- neur ! Monfieur il parle du cceur re- pondes done la Briole And La Briole would have anfwered, but fhe fighed. La Fauvette ftole her veil afide to look at me La Briole looked on the ground. Eh bien mes Dames ! eft-il vrai que vos coeurs n'ont jamais parle ? La Briole gave a half-checked figh, and I repented of my indelicate queftion. You believe then, fays La Fauvette, we have no virtue ? I believe you have patience to fuffer a great deal. 1 was once young, and I thought myfelf pretty, conti- TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. 5 ^continued (he. Then you made a great facrifice to the rigid forms of your Con- vent^ La Fauvette had the outline of fomething to admire ) But, fays (he, the facrifice has procured me happi- nefs immeafurable Which, I fuppofe, could not have been attained, if you had beftowed your prettinefs to a bet- ter ufe? To a better ufe ? that could never be, faid La Fauvette Then I pre- fume I may conclude from your argu- ment, that God gave you charms, and you have fuffered thofe charms to de- cay, for no other purpofe but to prove your virtue in fhunning the very end of your creation ? I was created to adore le bon Dieu & la fainte Vierge. If all women were to dedicate their lives to no other pnrpofe than fuch a godly one as yours, ma fainte Soeur, God muft find fome other methods of cre- ating Virgins to fupply the holy Carme- lite order. B 3 Monfieur 6 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. Monfieur n'eft pas fait pour etre Fran- 9015. Ah fidonc 1 - Monfieur eft An- glois. As tu ma bonne Soeur jamais oui par- ler un fi grand pecheur ? La bonne Sceur (hook her head, and crofTcd her* felf. The pave tells us we are at Lilliers j and now, mes faintes Soeurs, if you do not refufe to touch the hand of un An- glois Hcretique \ a hand that has never been before extended for the fervice of fuch purity, I now prefe-nt it for your aid ^The door of the diligence is high. I would not fall for a kingdom, cried La Fauvette Not for the kingdom of Heaven ? Though there was no great wit in my repartee, yet I found it had engaged La Fauvette to look on me, and, if I was not miftaken, to think of me with a certain douceur of opinion. Before TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. j Before (he let go my hand, fhe fqueezed it at leaft I thought fo perhaps {he was afraid of falling. - Oh ! c'eft jour maigre, fays La Fau.- vette But I have no eggs in the houfe, nor milk ; nor have I any fiih : there are fome crefles, and fome other kind of legumes, in the garden, fays the Hoft- efs. Then we fhall have a poor fup- per, replied La Briole. There was a fourth perfon in company, a good-na- tured German, whofe features partook of the inverted curve^, when the Hoil- efs of Lilliers proclaimed the dearth of fifli, eggs, and milk. He muttered fome- thing in German, and in a French pa- tots, importing, that, if there was no- thing better of the nuiigre, in fpite of his religion, and at the hazard of his profpecls in the next world, he would make a hearty meal on the gras, if fhe had any thing good in the houfe of the B 4 kind. g TRAVELLING ANECDOTES, kind. The Hoftefs whifpered the Ger- man, and faid he had no need to hazard his foul, when the cafe was not fo defpe- rate ; for (he had plenty of eggs, &c. and could provide Monfieur with as good a made omlet as the mil Parifian Cook could j but that (he was afraid to men- tion it before the mendicant Sifters, who, like the reft of their order, always filled their bellies at her houfe pour 1'amour de Dieu, and never paid her a fons in this world for fatisfying their hunger, which was generally more cra- ving than the moft famifhed of her guefts. I overheard the difcourfe, and was re- folved that the Carmelite Sifters fhould have as good a fupper as the German, who was fhown into a room apart. On TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. On va prendre la foupe, fays a little pretty faced, fmiling craffeufe The Carmelite Nuns looked at each other Je m'en vais conduire, Monfieur, rejoins the greafy Kitchen Wench. I abruptly left the Carmelites, and found the German taking his firfl flice of an omlet I returned to the Nuns, and made them fit down at the table I help- ed them to the remainder of the omlet - The German looked at the plate, and ordered another to be dreffed The craf- feufe foon entered the room, and faid, the laft egg was fent to a company, which arrived a few minutes before the diligence. The German looked fulky all the while we were at fupper. Dieu foit benie faid la Fauvette I have made a hearty meal, replied Bri- ole j 10 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. ole 3 for which I am much indebted to Monfieur Good God ! thought I, I wifh it was in my power to prefide over the ceconomy of your table. Behold that German, who can fate himfelf, gorged with every dainty, to pamper his appe- tite ; and thefe objects, even for a cy- nic's veneration, muft be fubjecl: to the bafe contumely of the publick, for a fcanty pittance, to prove their deferts for a future paradife A curfed noife in the houfe has broken the chain of my reverie. Marachon Quenille Quenille Ma- rachon Marachon Marachon Rofetta Rofetta Ah, la voila! Oui mi Lor, votre Excellence oui mi Lor oui votre Excellence votre Excel- lence, mi Lor Rofetta, Quenille vite a la porte come la fftudre Marachon Des poukts canards lievres fricafes African- TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. n *- -fricandeaux ragouts a la reine rotee bouillee tartalets - defert Oh bien fervie ! c'eft bon mi Lor votre Excel- lence bourgone cbampaigne excel- lent oui mi Lor fi bon qu'a Paris Marachon Marachon Vi arachon. I care not for un mi Lor Anglois Have you no other rooms unoccupied in the houfe The 'Hoftefs (hook her head Ah! c'eft un grandmiLorAnglois The Carmelite Sifters rofe meekly to leave the room Aflies vous mes faintes Sceurs, nous ne bougerons pas. Mi Lor Ang- lois is welcome to take part of our room. But we will not be turned out of your houfe oh his account But Monfieur muft give up the room The fat Hoftefs aflumed an important air fhe grew info- lent The Nuns told their beads, and looked at each other I was in a rage infolent hufley, I will go to the ferjeant de, police no, I will fay, de par le roy 12 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. roy to the Hoftefs de par le Roy Ma- dame je n'en fortirai pas She changed her tone, added, Monfieur, and left the room, muttering From Paris ? The Tuilleries Pont Neuf Cabinet du Roy Louvre Ver- failles The bronfe of Louis XIV. Baftile Was your curiofity fhut up there, my Lord I beg your pardon ; you faid, you have feen all that is to be feen. I came through Bruxelles the Prince has Huflars for his Guard The ger- min between the rabit and hen it is a lingular copulation Mr. Varelft has a good cabinet of painting Lifle is a flrong town I hope I fhall not have my clothes feized at Dover But you have not met with Carmelite Nuns in your tour, my Lord. The TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. 13 The STORY of POUSSINE. ' E S T bien vrai pourtant, cried la Briole ; et c'eft une chofe bien fa- cheufe quand le coeur parle a une jeune fille furtout religieufe. Oui quand le Cceur parle, faid la Fauvette, gently breathing a figh prettes 1'orielle the ftory is as true as holy writ pauvre Poufline Commence^ la Briole. I am quite of your opinion la Briole - y no girl fhall take the veil, before fhe has well weighed how her affections are placed in this world indeed, fhe fhould never take it, on any account, if I could help it. But good Catholicks think different from Monfieur 1'Anglois, replied la Briole however^ i 4 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. however, I muft not forget my flory, faid the Nun j it will prove what a pe- che mortelle young people commit, when they enter on a religious life avant que leurs cceurs ont paries which, you know, there is no accounting for. But, when a girl is too young, to know what (he fhould, and (hould not, eft tres penible d'endecider, what crime fhe com* mits, anfwered La Fauvette. What a cordial fenfation I felt, the in- flant (he made this comment : I am con- fident, the genii of myfelf, and the Nun, were at that inftant, according each jar ring impulfe in our fouls ; for the very inftantj fhe repeated, d'endecider 9 O God \ my foul was hers Was it love ? Mercy defend me ! fhe was fixty years old I could have went to heaven with La Fau- vette ; but into no other paradife, I a fure you. Plague Plague on this fervant, what does he want ? " The carriage cannot be mend- " ed, to night, my Lord; and it is im- " poffible to go another poft with the " old axle-tree." Notwithftanding your curfes, thought I, your Lordftiip muft be contented to fleep at Lilliers to night He faid he would go poft to St. Omer's ; bounced about the room, and alarmed the gentle fpirits of the Carmelite Sifters ; who, while his Lordfhip was inveighing, with moft unchriftian-likc emphafis, againft his axle-tree, were glancing their eyes to heaven. I told his Lordfhip, that the two Car- melites were waiting at this place for a young lady, whom they were to take the next day to their convent ; and fee- ing his difficulty, he had much better ftay, and from matters of mere fpecula- tion, be of our party I knew perfectly well, 16 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. well, that his decifion would depend on caprice j therefore I urged nothing farther perfuafion and oratory, I concluded would have no weight, unlefs whim en- tered the conteft in my behalf. However, fays he, though old women are the devils, I think remaining here, will be full as well, as riding poft all night; and I fhould ftill be obliged to wait till my carriage arrived Thus, from the moil impetuous torrent of dif- trefs, for the broken axle-tree, he quietly drew a chair to the fire rang for Bur- gundy; and, with a peaceful, reconciled fmile, told the Carmelites he would be of their company. I was now trembling for the ftory of PouJJine I was apprehenfive, left the cla- mours of my illuftrious countryman, had untuned the communicative temper of the two faints but, at my intreaty, La Briole thus began. The TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. if TheSTORY of POUSSINE, LA petite foeur Pouffine was fent to our convent at the age of fixteen, by her father the Marquis de R . . ; who was well known at Paris for having run out a magnificent fortune, by launching into every fplendid excefs and pleafure of the capital, and was efteemed after- wards for his retiring to a fmall terre ; where he now lives in a (late of domef- tic ceconomy, to fave the name of hi$ houfe from falling into oblivion, I do not mean to heighten the charms of Poufllne to make my ftory more inte- C i8 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES; retting ; (he was really beautiful in her perfon, and pofTeffed of the moft foft enchanting manners. The elegant tafte of the Marquis had beftowed on her the moft fuperior ac- compliihments -, and the advantage of mixing in a continual round of the great worlds-indulgence in every pleafure, and in every expence, whieh could refine the manners to the moft delicate point of. perfection, diftinguifhed her among the firft nobility of Paris. A peculiar idea ftruck the Marquis in his adverfity, which determined him to feclude this favorite child from the world Ah, ma bonne Sceur ! exclaimed the attentive Sifter, la charmante Poufllne was too lovely to be entrufted to the world mais je vous in- terrompe Enfin, continued la Briole, among the firft of her accomplimments was finging her voice was incredibly fine ; which, from the moft early period of TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. 19 of her life, had been improved by the beft mailers the convent called her their St. Caecilia, and you may eafily judge we all cheriflied her en plein coeur. But as Madame I'Abefle had more power than the fifterhood, fo her love was more manifefled to Pouffine fhe was conftantly in her company, and ca- refTed on all occafions. One day, the holy mother, in the pre- fcnce of the fifterhood, aiked Pouffine to fing a louring penfive fpirit had pof- feffed her foul in vain were all intrea- ties her melancholy had deftroyed her voice The abbefs was alarmed at the alteration which Hie perceived in the lovely fifter, and by frequent interroga- tions endeavoured to get the fecret from her Here la Briole flifled a figh, and prefently afterwards la Fauvette exclai- med, la pauvre innocente! Whatever fagacious prudence could invent, or the C 2 pene- 20 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. penetrating artifice of the abbefs put m force, to find out the caufe of the myf- terious thoughtfulnefs of this charming nun, was ufelefs. An inward forrow preyed on the foul of Pouffine, flie pined and fickened every day the whole convent was in- confolable all the fitters fought relief in their prayers and tears, except the holy mother, who was determined to know the caufe of her diftrefs fhe could have had no regret at taking the veil, fhe thought j for, it was now the fecond year fince fhe had been initiated, and feemed perfectly reconciled to her fate What then can have worked this change in her ! exclaimed the irrafcible mother ; no foothing requeft no kind indulgence, could win the lingering nun to unbur- then her mind. The abbefs thought now of nothing but rigour; for (he had made a facred vow to the patronefs of the TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. ?r the cloyfter, to force her to difclofe the myftery fhe concealed, by difcipline. Alas ! continued la Briole, what refo- lute impulfe could have worked in her mind the indignation flie was fraught with ? But, heaven, as it is always watchful over the meek-hearted, perhaps made the holy mother its inftrument, to chaf- tife the wayward and culpable heart of this maid La Briole flole a glance up- ward an unaffecled glance^an angel's glance it was contrived in fo placid a manner fo thinkingly unperceived. Why, O nun, thought I, doft thou take fuch pains to paint thy jftory fo pa* thetically ? Thy heart, Briole, perhaps, when young, has been tempered with an alloy, moft furely fimilar to that of pauvre Poufline's. C 3 La Si TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. La Briolc continued at laft the abbefs convened the fifterhood, and fpoke to us in the following manner " My holy " fitters, mach it grieves me to relate, that " in a dream, I have been told by the pa- and being themfelves defperate, en- deavour to fecrete fome fcattered ma- terials from the common ruin, upon which they build their own greatnefs ? Would fimple virtue, and truth uncon- troverted, calm this feverifh fenate ? Or, would his wifdom ; would his oratory, affimilate the fane maxims of one party, to the approved fpirit of the other ? Would this upright fenator, who inclines to neither party, becaufe both are equally miftaken, be courted for his integrity and juft diftinction between right and wrong ? Alas ! I am not fur- D 4 prized 40 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. prized to find, that he rather courts every fcene of diflipation and folly ; feeing the impracHbility of applying his parts for the welfare of his country. I now began to fancy what purfuits he meditated on -his arrival in the vortex of the capital; fo having traced hiin firfl to his admittance into a club, at one of our fafhionable alehoufes, and fol- lowed him clofe to his ruin at our Bri- tifh Hippodrome ; I was plotting fome no- ble fpecies of chicanery, practifed by the great, as a final refource, to fupport the refinement of modern luxury, when the diligence flopped at a little village at the foot of a hill. Adieu Rofe, ne m'oblies jamais looking out of the diligence, I faw a country girl taking leave of three fe- male friends j an old woman, and her two TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. 41 two daughters, who were weeping, while Rofe was deluged in tears. The voituricr faid he was in hafte, and opened the door of the x diligence the blubbering, tender-hearted girl, reluc- tantly ftepped into it juft as fhe was feating herfelf, the youngeft of the two girls came to the door, and afked if fhe was certain, that the little fouvenir fhe gave her was fafe in her pocket. Oui, oui, faid Rofe, feeling for it. Then the mother came, and taking hold of her hand, which refted on the pannel of the door, wetting it at the fame time, with a few cafual drops from her aged eyes, cried, fuives les confeils de ta trifle mere ma fille, and God will be another parent to you. Now took place a fhower of adieus, wavings of the hand, and noddings of the head, for the voituricr was mounting his 4 4 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. his box. The quick ebullitions of for 4 - row rifing in the heart of the young pai- fanne, prevented her from uttering a part- ing word in return; but juft as the un- feeling fellow cried, vtt, vd, to his horfes, and gave a loud crack with his whip, the girl put her head out of the window, and with no fmall effort, drove to fay, Adieu, ma mere ! Adieu, mes fceurs ! Now began a tumult of fobs : her handkerchief was as wet as if it had been dipped in a fea of brine* with tears from her dreaming eyes. Ah, ciel je part, (he faid, with the moft heart- burfting murmur -, then putting her head out of the window, to catch a final glance of her friends, which the turning of the road had by this time robbed her of, flung herfelf back on the feat, and yielded to the unfeigned grief of her foul. / Poor, TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. 43 Poor, (imple girl ! thought I j in the Fulleft of thy forrow ; in the quick fuc- ceffion of the tears that trickle down thy cheeks j there is a pleafure, which the plaintive foul receives in the midft of its anxiety, that equals the moft re- fined fenfation. Then flow thy tears, 4 and let thy bofom continue its anguifh j why fhould I endeavour to reafon thee out of it? Thou weepeft, becaufe thou haft parted from a mother ; whofe lofs, nature has taught thee to mourn : and the pleafure which thou reeled, fprings from the native goodnefs of thy heart, becaufe thou knoweft all thy feelings to be genuine. Suffering the difconfolate paifanm, from a peculiar idea, which then ftruck me, to give the full vent to her forrow, I was continuing my reflection, when the horfes flopped at a gulnguette Vite im liqueur, a Monfieur Ragaud, fays a little 44 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. little diminutive Landlord, wearing a long fcarlet plufli waiftcoat, with fleeves which reached below his knees pre- fently fkips a ftumpy girl, with a face as round as a Chinefe* and hands a glafs of liqueur to the voiturier. While the horfes were watering, and Le Sieur Ragaud taking a little bit of profe with the Landlord, a Swifs boy ap- proached the carriage with a box j out of which he pulled an animal, called a marmote, and putting it on his fhoul- der, fung fomething in a patois, making the animal dance at the fame time- There was fome drollery in the boy and his Swifs fong j and I found he had en- gaged the attention of Rofe, for fhe pul- led her tear-embrued handkerchief from her eyes, to look at him. Ye powers, who moulded us, how wonderful are our compofitions 1 how con- TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. 45 contrafted are our feelings ! this girl, who, not three feconds before, feemed in- volved in the deepeft of all gloom, when the heart could not be affailed but by me- lancholy and diftrefs, relaxed from her forrow, and a fuffufion of joy fpread her countenance with a fniile. The Swifs boy played a trick with his animal, which made her laugh j I caught the moment, and opened a channel for faying fome- thing. Had I fympathifed with her, on her parting from her friends, I mould have rivetted the affection of diftrefs in her mind ; but, as the foul was jaded with one extreme, and, as I knew how expe- ditioufly it. would free itfelf, to turn to the oppofite one, I laughed with a hearty approbation of the joke. The following verfe of the boy's fong, I have tranflated, as near the original as Ipof- 46 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. I poffibly could, excepting the laft line j which contained fo much patots, I could not make it intelligible. See, my pretty little Marmotie dance ; Oh ! its a pretty Marmotie, Better than any Swifs boy has in France Quand Blanche bequille la culotie. Ave que oui, Ave que moi, Ave que oui, Marmotie. Now looking full in the little pdifan~ ne$ face, when ( fhe took her handker- chief from her eyes, I found her as pretty as any paifanne, I could have 1 wifhed to have met with on my route : and as I began already to think myfelf a love-flricken Knight in fearch of ad- ventures, with much profound fubmif- fion, and veneration for the honour of romance, J wound myfelf up accord- ingly. Tiens TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. 47 Tiens ga^on, fays the girl, here is a fix Hard piece for you. Pulling her Flanders purfe, with two large filver clafps to it, out of her pocket, (he dif- covered a very rich and handfome tooth- pick cafe: as I feldom fuffer the moft trifling things to ftrike my mind, without palling fome comment on them, I was de- termined this tooth-pick cafe fhould be fcrutinifed; therefore, giving the boy two more fix Hard pieces, to iing the fong again, to increafe her chearfulnefs j I defired the fair Rofe would indulge me a fight of it. 48 TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. LE CADEAU, TJEcEiviNG the tooth-pick cafe, I ex- ** prefTed my approbation of its neat- nefs and elegance : in reality, it appear- ed to me, a valuable one fo turn- ing it in my hand, and feigning, as if I was defrrous to know what a fellow to it could be purchafed for ; I received for anfwer, that it was a Cadeau this was the very thing I wanted to learn from her. Un gage d'amour peut etre a blufh mounted in her face with that confi- dence, as though I had an intuitivq knowledge in all that related to this tooth-pick cafe, 1 began, by faying, ' That TRAVELLING ANECDOTES. 49 " That too often by trifles like thefe, " the innocent and pretty maid, is lured " to her undoing j not but there may : be young women, who accept pre- " fents from their lovers, without any c< thing criminal being the confequence: