Pleasures to which the Treat was but an Introduction, he flung me down a Guinea, and told me he design’d that for a pair of Gloves for me; which when I seem’d unwilling to accept of, as looking somewhat mercenary; No, Madam, says he, this is what I freel’y offer, and cann’t therefore be thought mercenary:  But now you talk of that, I’ll tell you a good Jest was put last Week upon a Friend of mine, a Linnen-Draper, who ’tho he’d so much Holland of his own, wou’d needs be taking up of other Folk’s.  For this old Cuckold-Maker being got Fluster’d, and something late out one Night the last Week, picks up a Gentlewoman and has her to the Tavern—­(and so repeated the whole Story I before have told you, Madam; with this addition, which but for him I never shou’d have known).  That when the old Fornicator was come home, he had a severe Lecture from his disgruntl’d Lady, who told him he had either been asleep or worse; for that it was near two a Clock.  But the old Cuss thinking to pacifie her Anger by convincing her it wan’t so late, wou’d needs go look upon his Watch; but quickly finding that altho’ the Nest was there, the Bird was flown, put up the Case again, with only saying, Good lack a day!  How strangely time will slip away in Company, before a Man’s aware! But the next Morning being to pay a Merchants Man a Bill for a small parcel of Hambrough-Cloth that came to 22 Guineas, and his Cashier going to reach the Money, he put his hand into his Fob, Hold (says he to his Man) I have Twenty Guineas here, and I can make them up in Silver, and so flings his Supposed Guineas down upon the Counter; But was exceedingly surpriz’d to see that they had lost their Colour, and were all White instead of Yellow.  However at the present he stifled his Resentments, and told his man that he must fetch the Money out of the Till, for he remember’d now he had paid away all his Guineas.  Presently after which, (says my Gallant, that told the Story to me) he came to me, and I perceiving him extreamly out of humour, ask’d what the matter was? Never was Man, says he, so Trick’d as I have been last Night.  For being out somewhat late, says he, and somewhat Fluster’d, I pick’d up a small Girl, which I thought was the honestest that ever I met with, but she has prov’d the veriest Jilt that e’er I had to do with, and Trick’d me out of a Gold Watch and Twenty Guineas. And then, said he, related all that I have told you; and bid me besure to have a care of them that wou’d pretend they were not mercenary, for they’ll be trebly paid for what they do.  But you, Madam, said he to me, look like a Gentlewoman above such shifts as those.  If you respect me, Sir, said I, you have the Remedy in your own hands; and therefore if you please I will withdraw.  No, Madam, by no means, says he, I only told you this Story to divert you, Madam:  In short, we soon agreed; for he was much a Gentleman, and perform’d what he undertook to my great Satisfaction; and I (or else he flatter’d me) gave him as much content.