lege before we reached the capital of France.

"Meanwhile, I began to feel the effect of my passion in a very
interesting manner, and communicated my discovery to the dear author of
it, who would not leave me in such an affecting situation, but took the
first opportunity of following us to France.

"In our road to Paris, we stopped to visit Chantilly, a magnificent
chateau belonging to the prince of Conde, and there met by accident with
some English noblemen, to whom I was known. The prince and his
sisters invited me very politely into the gallery where they sat. They
complimented me on my person, and seemed to admire my dress, which was
altogether new to them, being a blue English riding-habit, trimmed with
gold, and a hat with a feather. They were particularly well pleased with
my hair which hung down to my waist, and pressed me to stay a fortnight
at their house; an invitation which I was very much mortified at
being obliged to refuse, because my lord did not understand the French
language. I was enchanted with the place and the company, the women
being amiable, and the men polite; nor were they strangers to my name
and story; for Mr. S-- calling at the same place a few days after, they
rallied him on my account.

"When we arrived at Paris, the first thing I did was to metamorphose
myself into a Frenchwoman. I cut off my hair, hid a very good complexion
of my own with rouge, reconciled myself to powder, which I had never
used before, put on a robe with a large hoop, and went to the Tuileries,
full of spirits and joy; for, at that time, everything conspired to make
me happy. I had health, youth, and beauty, love, vanity, and affluence,
and found myself surrounded with diversions which were gay, new, and
agreeable. My appearance drew upon me the eyes of the whole company,
who considered me a stranger, but not a foreigner, so completely was I
equipped in the fashion of the French; and when they understood who I
was, they applauded my person with the most lavish encomiums, according
to their known politeness.

"After having made a circuit round all the public places of
entertainment in Paris, I was introduced into the company by an English
family, residing in that city; and, among others, became acquainted with
a French lady, whose charms were remarkably attractive. The duke of K--
was her admirer; but she lived in reputation with her mother, and an
agreeable sister, whose lover was the prince of C--, for almost every