and is munificent without laying obligations.  For all the unworthy, who receive from him, have so little sense of this noble infirmity, that they look upon themselves rather as partners in a spoil, than partakers of a bounty.  The other day, coming into Paris, I met Timon going out on horseback, attended only by one servant.  It struck me with a sudden damp, to see a man of so excellent a disposition, and that understood making a figure so very well, so much shortened in his retinue.  But passing by his house, I saw his great coach break to pieces before his door, and by a strange enchantment, immediately turned into many different vehicles.  The first was a very pretty chariot, into which stepped his lordship’s secretary.  The second was hung a little heavier; into that strutted the fat steward.  In an instant followed a chaise, which was entered by the butler.  The rest of the body and wheels were forthwith changed into go-carts, and ran away with by the nurses and brats of the rest of the family.  What makes these misfortunes in the affairs of Timon the more astonishing, is, that he has a better understanding than those who cheat him; so that a man knows not which more to wonder at, the indifference of the master, or the impudence of the servant.

White’s Chocolate-house, April 29.

It is matter of much speculation among the beaux and oglers, what it is that can have made so sudden a change, as has been of late observed, in the whole behaviour of Pastorella, who never sat still a moment till she was eighteen, which she has now exceeded by two months.  Her aunt, who has the care of her, has not been always so rigid as she is at this present date; but has so good a sense of the frailty of woman, and falsehood of man, that she resolved on all manner of methods to keep Pastorella, if possible, in safety, against herself, and all her admirers.  At the same time the good lady knew by long experience, that a gay inclination, curbed too rashly, would but run to the greater excesses for that restraint:  therefore intended to watch her, and take some opportunity of engaging her insensibly in her own interests, without the anguish of an admonition.  You are to know then, that miss, with all her flirting and ogling, had also naturally a strong curiosity in her, and was the greatest eavesdropper breathing.  Parisatis (for so her prudent aunt is called) observed this humour, and retires one day to her closet, into which she knew Pastorella would peep, and listen to know how she was employed.  It happened accordingly, and the young lady saw her good governante on her knees, and after a mental behaviour, break into these words:  “As for the dear child committed to my care, let her sobriety of carriage, and severity of behaviour, be such, as may make that noble lord, who is taken with her beauty, turn his designs to such as are honourable.”  Here Parisatis heard her niece nestle closer to the keyhole:  she then goes on; “Make her the joyful mother