 disturbance. In short, in spight of his teeth he was obliged to take a review of the promise he had made his father, and reflecting that the sister of Mr. Figgins must certainly be a woman of honour, he triumphantly carried the point, and congratulated himself on this victory over his passions. Indeed the term sister was not included in the conditions, but it was certainly implied, and it would have been dishonourable had he taken advantage of the omission.
The lady however having made good her landing, determined to lose no opportunity of improving that advantage; therefore, one day, while they sat at dinner, she slily slipt a note into the young gentleman's coat pocket, which contained these words both in form and substance.

'For hevven sake mete mee in the arburr, and lett mee, ho lett mee, unbuzzum myself.'


Charles was too gallant not to attend the lady.—Indeed it was very much his wish to have a little conversation with her alone; not doubting but when the purity of his intentions were honestly made known, the young lady's quiet would be restored, which at present he made no doubt he greatly disturbed. Having therefore attended the appointment, he declared to her with the truest and most honest simplicity, his repugnance to do that which he could not consider otherwise than as a shameful breach of hospitality. The lady acknowledged the generosity of his sentiments, and said, that as she saw her fears were unnecessary, they might now indulge in all those little innocent freedoms which to susceptible and delicate hearts gave such delight.—In short, after much simpering, stammering, blushing, and other indications of maiden bashfulness—the largest part of which, especially the blushing, was most manifest in Charles—she informed him that, upon certain conditions, he should steal to her bedchamber, and sleep with her that very night. These conditions were explained to be exactly what I am informed they practise very commonly, and very innocently in America, under the name of bundling.
Perhaps Miss Figgins had heard of Adhelm, who, to try his virtue, slept several nights with a

virgin without violating his chastity, and understanding Charles was intended for a great man, determined it should not be her fault if he had not this proof of his virtue in as great perfection as his pious predecessor. If however these were her intentions, there was some how or other an infraction in the treaty, for Charles and the lady so bundled that, at the end of a fortnight, she informed him, in the most decent manner so delicate a creature could muster up words
