Pray call my
sister Jewkes.--Jewkes! Jewkes! thought I; I have heard of that name; I
don't like it.
Then the wicked creature appeared, whom I had never seen but once before,
and I was terrified out of my wits. No stratagem, thought I, not one!
for a poor innocent girl; but every thing to turn out against me; that is
hard indeed!
So I began to pull in my horns, as they say, for I saw I was now worse
off than at the farmer's.
The naughty woman came up to me with an air of confidence, and kissed me:
See, sister, said she, here's a charming creature! Would she not tempt
the best lord in the land to run away with her? O frightful! thought I;
here's an avowal of the matter at once: I am now gone, that's certain.
And so was quite silent and confounded; and seeing no help for it, (for
she would not part with me out of her sight) I was forced to set out with
her in the chariot for she came thither on horseback, with a man-servant,
who rode by us the rest of the way, leading her horse: and now I gave
over all thoughts of redemption, and was in a desponding condition
indeed.
Well, thought I, here are strange pains taken to ruin a poor innocent,
helpless, and even worthless young body. This plot is laid too deep, and
has been too long hatching, to be baffled, I fear.
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