waiting to carry them on board his
little Vessel, which was richly adorn'd, and a very handsome Collation
ready for them, of cold Meats, Sallads and Sweetmeats.

As soon as they were come into the Pleasure-Boat, unseen of any, he
kneel'd at the Feet of _Atlante_, and there utter'd so many passionate
and tender Things to her, with a Voice so trembling and soft, with Eyes
so languishing, and a Fervency and a Fire so sincere, that her young
Heart, wholly uncapable of Artifice, could no longer resist such
Language, and such Looks of Love; she grows tender, and he perceives it
in her fine Eyes, who could not dissemble; he reads her Heart in her
Looks, and found it yielding apace; and therefore assaults it anew, with
fresh Forces of Sighs and Tears: He implores she would assure him of her
Heart, which she could no other way do, than by yielding to marry him:
He would carry her to the next Village, there consummate that Happiness,
without which he was able to live no longer; for he had a thousand
Fears, that some other Lover was, or would suddenly be provided for her;
and therefore he would make sure of her while he had this Opportunity:
and to that End, he answer'd all the Objections she could make to the
contrary. But ever, when he named Marriage, she trembled, with fear of
doing something that she fancy'd she ought not to do without the Consent
of her Father. She was sensible of the Advantage, but had been so us'd
to a strict Obedience, that she could not without Horror think of
violating it; and therefore besought him, as he valued her Repose, not
to urge her to that: And told him further, That if he fear'd any Rival,
she would give him what other Assurance and Satisfaction he pleas'd, but
that of Marriage; which she could not consent to, till she knew such an
Alliance would not be fatal to him: for she fear'd, as passionately as
he lov'd her, when he should find she had occasion'd him the Loss of his
Fortune, or his Father's Affection, he would grow to hate her. Tho' he
answer'd to this all that a fond Lover could urge, yet she was resolv'd,
and he forc'd to content himself with obliging her by his Prayers and
Protestations, his Sighs and Tears, to a Contract, which they solemnly
made each other, vowing on either Side, they would never marry any
other. This being solemnly concluded, he assum'd a Look more gay and
contented than before: He presented her a very rich Ring, which she
durst not put on her Finger, but hid it in