y and Jewels, to be brought after her to Madame _Brightly's_ by
a strange Porter, whom she spoke to in the Street as she was taking
Coach; being utterly unacquainted with the neat Practices of this fine
City. When she came to _Bridges-Street_, where indeed her Cousin had
lodged near three or four Years since, she was strangely surprized that
she could not learn anything of her; no, nor so much as meet with anyone
that had ever heard of her Cousin's Name: Till, at last, describing
Madam _Brightly_ to one of the House-keepers in that Place, he told her,
that there was such a kind of Lady, whom he had sometimes seen there
about a Year and a half ago; but that he believed she was married and
remov'd towards _Soho_. In this Perplexity she quite forgot her Trunk
and Money, _&c_, and wander'd in her Hackney-Coach all over St. _Anne's_
Parish; inquiring for Madam _Brightly_, still describing her Person, but
in vain; for no Soul could give her any Tale or Tidings of such a Lady.
After she had thus fruitlessly rambled, till she, the Coachman, and the
very Horses were even tired, by good Fortune for her, she happen'd on a
private House, where lived a good, discreet, ancient Gentlewoman, who
was fallen to Decay, and forc'd to let Lodgings for the best Part of her
Livelihood: From whom she understood, that there was such a kind of
Lady, who had lain there somewhat more than a Twelvemonth, being near
three Months after she was married; but that she was now gone abroad
with the Gentleman her Husband, either to the Play, or to take the fresh
Air; and she believ'd would not return till Night. This Discourse of the
Good Gentlewoman's so elevated _Bellamora's_ drooping Spirits, that
after she had beg'd the liberty of staying there till they came home,
she discharg'd the Coachman in all haste, still forgetting her Trunk,
and the more valuable Furniture of it.

When they were alone, _Bellamora_ desired she might be permitted the
Freedom to send for a Pint of Sack; which, with some little Difficulty,
was at last allow'd her. They began then to chat for a matter of half an
Hour of things indifferent: and at length the ancient Gentlewoman ask'd
the fair Innocent (I must not say foolish) one, of what Country, and
what her Name was: to both which she answer'd directly and truly, tho'
it might have prov'd not discreetly. She then enquir'd of _Bellamora_ if
her Parents were living, and the Occasion of her coming to Town. The
fair unthinking Creatur