She commanded a collation to be brought; and immediately a table was covered with several baskets of fruit and sweetmeats.  The lady sat down at the table with the slaves and my brother; and he being placed just opposite to her, when he opened his mouth to eat, she perceived he had no teeth; and taking notice of this to her slaves, she and they laughed heartily.  Backbarah, from time to time, lifted up his head to look at her, and perceiving her laugh, concluded it was from the pleasure she derived from his company, and flattered himself that she would speedily send away her slaves, and remain with him alone.  She guessed his thoughts, and amusing herself to flatter him in this mistake, addressed him in the most pleasant language, and presented him the best of every thing with her own hand.  The entertainment being finished, they rose from the table; ten slaves took musical instruments, and began to play and sing, and others to dance.  My brother, to please them, danced likewise, 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 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 kissed at the same time and stood and drank to her, in return for the favour she had done him.  The lady then 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 these favours, he thought himself the happiest man in the world, and felt disposed to kiss 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; the colour came into his face, and he rose up to remove to a greater distance from such a rude playfellow.  Then the old woman, who brought him thither, gave him a look, to let him know that he was in the wrong, and that he had forgotten her advice, to be very complaisant.  He owned his fault, and to make amends, went near the young lady again, pretending that he did not remove out of any ill-humour.  She drew him by the arm, made him sit down by her, and gave him a thousand malicious squeezes.  Her slaves took their part in the diversion; one gave poor Backbarah several fillips on the nose with all her might; another pulled him by the ears, as if she would have pulled them off; and others boxed him in a manner that might have made it appear they were not in jest.  My brother bore all this with admirable patience, affecting a gay air, and looking at the old woman, said to her