She turns round, by George! and gives me such a look--went through me like a carving-knife--and gets up without a word and walks away.

And she never sent for me nor asked a question about it, although I mentioned you gave it to me, until I forced her to it, and after that no one need talk to me about the curiosity of the fair sex." "Does her husband know ?" "No; and he's as jealous as a Turk.

I wrote her a note--just a line--and sent it by that other young woman I spoke of, and what does he do but come to me like a roaring lion, and like to pummel my innards out! I owe him one for that, and I'll pay him off, too.

I had to send again to my lady before she would condescend to see me, but when she did, I must say she behaved like a trump.

She gave me thirty sovereigns plump down, promised me three hundred pounds, and told me to fetch you along.