
recollected the Story of the Marriage which he had formerly heard; and as he was
presently convinced that this was the same Woman, he became more surprized at
the Answer which he had received, and very earnestly desired Leave to wait on
the Lady herself; but she as positively refused him that Honour.
    Jones, who, though he had never seen a Court, was better bred than most who
frequent it, was incapable of any rude or abrupt Behaviour to a Lady. When he
had received, therefore, a peremptory Denial, he retired for the present, saying
to the Waiting-woman, »That if this was an improper Hour to wait on her Lady, he
would return in the Afternoon; and that he then hoped to have the Honour of
seeing her.« The Civility with which he uttered this, added to the great
Comeliness of his Person, made an Impression on the Waiting-woman, and she could
not help answering; »Perhaps, Sir, you may:« And, indeed, she afterwards said
every Thing to her Mistress, which she thought most likely to prevail on her to
admit a Visit from the handsome young Gentleman; for so she called him.
    Jones very shrewdly suspected, that Sophia herself was now with her Cousin,
and was denied to him; which he imputed to her Resentment of what had happened
at Upton. Having, therefore, dispatched Partridge to procure him Lodgings, he
remained all Day in the Street, watching the Door where he thought his Angel lay
concealed; but no Person did he see issue forth, except a Servant of the House.
And in the Evening he returned to pay his Visit to Mrs. Fitzpatrick, which that
good Lady at last condescended to admit.
    There is a certain Air of natural Gentility, which it is neither in the
Power of Dress to give, nor to conceal. Mr. Jones, as hath been before hinted,
was possessed of this in a very eminent Degree. He met, therefore, with a
Reception from the Lady, somewhat different from what his Apparel seemed to
demand; and after he had paid her his proper Respects, was desired to sit down.
    The Reader will not, I believe, be desirous of knowing all the Particulars
of this Conversation, which ended very little to the Satisfaction of poor Jones.
For though Mrs. Fitzpatrick soon discovered the Lover, (as all Women have the
Eyes of Hawks in those Matters) yet she still thought it was such a Lover, as a
generous Friend of the Lady should not betray her to. In short, she suspected
this was
