him what ’twas troubled him?  Nothing, my Dear, said he, but I was thinking how crosly things fell out; because my own Affairs obliges me to be some Days out of Town just at this happy Juncture, when I might have been blest so oft with your Embraces.  The cunning Baggage (now she had got his fifty Guinea’s) was as indifferent as he for that, and told him Time might present ’em with another opportunity which might be full as favourable.  And so they parted.

The Spark was satisfied with the enjoyment of his Lady, and that Itch now was Cur’d; he only wanted back his Ring, or else his fifty Guineas, that he might demand it of her Husband; and now reflecting on his short liv’d Pleasure, he truly judg’d that he had bought it at too dear a Rate, altho’ he should be only at the Five Guineas Charge he gave the Bawd.

But since the Goldsmith’s being out of Town was such a Disappointed as cou’d not be fore-seen, & yet had been extreamly serviceable to him in the Enjoyment of his Mistress, he goes to the Old Bawd, and gives her an Account of what had pass’d, and asks her further how he must proceed in getting of his Ring again, without repaying of the Fifty Guineas?  Give me the other Fee, says the Old Jade, and I’ll inform you; for I am like a Lawyer, and don’t know how to speak without a Fee.  No, no, says he, I have Feed enough before, nor would I give so much again, for all the Pleasure her Enjoyment gave me.—­The Bawd, (since she saw nothing more was to be got by him) advises him to wait the Goldsmiths coming home, and then take a fit opportunity to go to her alone, and to pretend he was just come to Town; and to desire another Assignation from her, which being made, and you having once more Enjoy’d her, stay till her Husband comes, and do as you were first directed.  And when you have got your Ring again, I hope you’ll then present me with two Guineas more.—­No, not a Farthing more, says he, you know I paid you very well before-hand:  And so left her.

The Bawd perceiving nothing more was to be got from him, resolv’d she wou’d be even with him, and take another Course to make a Penny of him:  And thereupon goes the next Morning to the Goldsmith’s Shop, and asks the Prentice if his Mistress was within; He answers, Yes, and she reply’d she must needs speak with her, who coming down, the Bawd Whispers her in the Ear, that she had something to acquaint her with, of great Importance to her; which was not fit to be discours’d of Publickly:  And thereupon the Mistress ask’d her to walk up, and leading of her into a with-drawing Room, desir’d her to sit down, and then intreated her to tell her Business; upon which the Bawd began as followeth.

Madam.