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of his own harriers. Coming through into Croydon, he shew'd us a
handsome house which he said was occupied by a Miss Elliot, a
Quaker maiden lady turned of 60, worth about 120,000 £. He
had made an offer to her which she declined: preferring variety of
Footmen to one Husband: of which preference she scruples not,
he says, to give broad hints in her conversation. A little further
he shewd us a good pretty house which he told us was his own. He took
it last year at £22 a year for a Lady: but the Lady,
though bred in the country, bringing him in a Milliner's Bill
of £80 at the end of 6 weeks, he grew sick of the house and
let it for £13. I asked him what became of the furniture?
(meaning the live part of it) He told me he took it home; where
I understand it is at present.
He told us, en passant, some anecdotes of your great neighbour,
Squire Newnham. He is about 7 & 20: has never worn
powder in his hair; was never at an assembly in his life: never
comes to London & never goes out to visit any lady; but is fond of seeing any lady at his
house. Suppose you were to go and pay him a visit instead of
Parson Clark or the Widow Stratfield? Do as Ruth did to
Boaz in the Jugg-book: it is possible that even you might find
favour in his sight. But what signifies my talking to you of the
Jugg-book, you pretty reprobate? Least you should be angry with
me and pout inwardly (I do dread those inward poutings) I do
most humbly certify to you on my bended knees, that I am in
jest. In the Squire's Warren is a little house which is usually
tenanted (says the Captain) by a girl or two with whom the Squire
solaces himself, and if the state receives an encrease, the fair one
gets £500 with some farmer in the neighbourhood for a husband.
Were I in the place of a certain gentleman &
were the sentiments of a certain lady Sally I was going to say the reverse of what I know
them to be, I would not for the Indies, she were so near to
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Jeremy Bentham |
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