She forthwith commanded a collation to be brought; and immediately a table was covered with several baskets of fruit and confections.  The lady sat down at the table with the slaves and my brother, and he being placed just over against her, when he opened his mouth to eat, she perceived he had no teeth; and taking notice of it to her slaves, she and they laughed at him heartily.  Backbarah, from time to time, lifted up his head to look at her, and perceiving her laugh, thought it was for joy of his company, and flattered himself that she would speedily send away her slaves, and be with him alone.  She judged what was his mind; and, pleasing herself to flatter him in his mistake, she gave him abundance of sweet words, and presented him the best of every thing with her own hand.  The treat being done, they rose from the table, when ten slaves took musical instruments, and began to play and sing, and others went to dance.  My brother, to make them sport, did likewise dance, and the lady danced with them.  After they had danced some time, they sat down to take breath; and the young lady, calling for a glass of wine, looked upon my brother with a smiling countenance, to signify that she was going to drink his health.  He rose up, and stood while she drank.  When she had done, instead of giving back the glass, she ordered it to be filled, and presented it to my brother, that he might pledge her.  My brother took the glass from the young lady’s hand, which he at the same time kissed, and stood and drank to her, in acknowledgment of the favour she had done him.  Then the young lady made him sit down by her, and began to caress him.  She put her hand behind his head, and gave him some tips from time to time with her fingers:  ravished with those favours, he thought himself the happiest man in the world, and had a great mind to toy also with the charming lady, but durst not take that liberty before so many slaves, who had their eyes upon him, and laughed at their lady’s wanton tricks.  The young lady continued to tip him with her fingers, but at last gave him such a sound box on the ear, that he grew angry at it; the colour came in his face, and he rose up to sit at a greater distance from such a rude play-fellow.  Then the old woman who brought him thither gave him a look, to let him know he was in the wrong, and that he had forgot the advice she gave him to be very complaisant.  He owned his fault; and, in order to make amends, he went near the young lady again, pretending that he did not go away out of any bad humour.  She drew him by the arm, made him sit down by her again, and gave him a thousand malicious hugs.  Her slaves came in for a part of the diversion:  one gave poor Backbarah a fillip on the nose with all her strength; another pulled him by the ears, as if she would have plucked them off; and others boxed him so, as might show they were not in jest.  My brother suffered all this with admirable patience, affected a gay air, and, looking to the old woman, said to her, with a