I lay in at ----, about four miles from London, and brought a fine boy
into the world, and, according to my promise, sent an account of it to
my friend at Paris, the father of it; and in the letter told him how
sorry I was for his going away, and did as good as intimate that, if he
would come once more to see me, I should use him better than I had done.
He gave me a very kind and obliging answer, but took not the least
notice of what I had said of his coming over, so I found my interest
lost there for ever. He gave me joy of the child, and hinted that he
hoped I would make good what he had begged for the poor infant as I had
promised, and I sent him word again that I would fulfil his order to a
tittle; and such a fool and so weak I was in this last letter,
notwithstanding what I have said of his not taking notice of my
invitation, as to ask his pardon almost for the usage I gave him at
Rotterdam, and stooped so low as to expostulate with him for not taking
notice of my inviting him to come to me again, as I had done; and,
which was still more, went so far as to make a second sort of an offer
to him, telling him, almost in plain words, that if he would come over
now I would have him; but he never gave me the least reply to it at all,
which was as absolute a denial to me as he was ever able to give; so I
sat down, I cannot say contented, but vexed heartily that I had made the
offer at all, for he had, as I may say, his full revenge of me in
scorning to answer, and to let me twice ask that of him which he with so
much importunity begged of me before.

I was now up again, and soon came to my City lodging in the Pall Mall,
and here I began to make a figure suitable to my estate, which was very
great; and I shall give you an account of my equipage in a few words,
and of myself too.

I paid L60 a year for my new apartments, for I took them by the year;
but then they were handsome lodgings indeed, and very richly furnished.
I kept my own servants to clean and look after them, found my own
kitchen ware and firing. My equipage was handsome, but not very great; I
had a coach, a coachman, a footman, my woman Amy, who I now dressed like
a gentlewoman and made her my companion, and three maids; and thus I
lived for a time. I dressed to the height of every mode, went extremely
rich in clothes, and as for jewels, I wanted none. I gave a very good
livery, laced with silver, and as rich as anybody below the nobility
could be seen wit