and so great to hear myself called "her ladyship," and
"your ladyship," and the like, that I was like the Indian king at
Virginia, who, having a house built for him by the English, and a lock
put upon the door, would sit whole days together with the key in his
hand, locking and unlocking, and double-locking, the door, with an
unaccountable pleasure at the novelty; so I could have sat a whole day
together to hear Amy talk to me, and call me "your ladyship" at every
word; but after a while the novelty wore off and the pride of it abated,
till at last truly I wanted the other title as much as I did that of
ladyship before.

We lived this week in all the innocent mirth imaginable, and our
good-humoured Quaker was so pleasant in her way that it was particularly
entertaining to us. We had no music at all, or dancing; only I now and
then sung a French song to divert my spouse, who desired it, and the
privacy of our mirth greatly added to the pleasure of it. I did not make
many clothes for my wedding, having always a great many rich clothes by
me, which, with a little altering for the fashion, were perfectly new.
The next day he pressed me to dress, though we had no company. At last,
jesting with him, I told him I believed I was able to dress me so, in
one kind of dress that I had by me, that he would not know his wife when
he saw her, especially if anybody else was by. No, he said, that was
impossible, and he longed to see that dress. I told him I would dress me
in it, if he would promise me never to desire me to appear in it before
company. He promised he would not, but wanted to know why too; as
husbands, you know, are inquisitive creatures, and love to inquire after
anything they think is kept from them; but I had an answer ready for
him. "Because," said I, "it is not a decent dress in this country, and
would not look modest." Neither, indeed, would it, for it was but one
degree off from appearing in one's shift, but was the usual wear in the
country where they were used. He was satisfied with my answer, and gave
me his promise never to ask me to be seen in it before company. I then
withdrew, taking only Amy and the Quaker with me; and Amy dressed me in
my old Turkish habit which I danced in formerly, &c., as before. The
Quaker was charmed with the dress, and merrily said, that if such a
dress should come to be worn here, she should not know what to do; she
should be tempted not to dress in the Quaker's way any more.

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