The London-Bawd: With Her Character and Life eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 143 pages of information about The London-Bawd.

The London-Bawd: With Her Character and Life eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 143 pages of information about The London-Bawd.

As they went along together, she ask’d him about several Persons in the Country, which she had hear the Gentleman and he talk of; So that he had no manner of doubt but that this was the very Person she pretended to be.  And among other things, she ask’d him who it was that he was drinking her Health with to day, as he was talking; and he telling her it was one Mr. Hanwel she presently describ’d his Person, which she had seen at the Tavern with him.  At last she brings him to her house, which was in an Alley on the back-side of St. Jones’s Lane, and has him into a Parlour very well furnished; and then tells him She’ll go and fetch her Daughter:  And goes to one of her first-rate Girls, and having given her her Lesson, has her into the Steward, who Complements her to a great degree, and told her he had heard a very good Character to her, both as to her Beauty and Parts; but that he found they came far short of what she merited; & added, that he thought himself very happy in Meeting with her Mother, because by that means he had the Honour of being introduc’d into her good Company.—­The Jilt knew whom She was to personate, and carry’d herself is demurely as cou’d be; but both the Bawd and She ply’d him with good store of Wine, which made the Steward very merry and frollicksome, and according as Mrs. Betty found him, She put her self forward.  But it beginning to grow late, Brightnel would have been gone, but the pretended Mrs. Pierpoint would by no means suffer him to go, till he had supp’d, which was a getting ready on Purpose for him, by which means he was drawn to to stay till supper was ready; and to make the time seem less tedious, the old Bawd calls for a Pack of Cards, and sets her pretended Daughter and he to play a Game of Cribbage together.  At last Supper was brought in, and her Servants waiting upon them at Table, like a Person of Quality; Mrs. Pierpoint every now and then Drinking a Health, sometimes to Mr. Hanwel, and by and by to all their Friends at Hargrave; then to his good Health, which engag’d him to drink theirs:  Till Supper being ended, the Bawd ask’d one of her Servants what a Clock it was?  Who answered, Past Eleven:  The Gentleman at this begins to get up, to be going; but it was now too late, and they would by no means let him at that time of Night; to which end they urg’d that it was an obscure place they liv’d in, and it might be very dangerous (tho his greatest danger was in being there) and that he shou’d have a good Bed at his Service there:  The Gentleman finding himself almost fluster’d, and thinking he was secure where he was, agreed to stay till the next Morning:  Upon which the t’other Bottle of Wine was brought in, & then he began to be very frollicksome, and would needs be Kissing Miss Betty, who pretended a great kindness for him; which pleas’d Brightwel so much, that he wou’d’nt go to Bed without she’d lie with him; which she not only promis’d,

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