 immediately seized,
exclaiming in a loud and menacing voice, that his mistress was false, and then
in bed with another gallant, whom he would instantly put to death. This
declaration, confirmed by many terrible oaths, he calculated for the hearing of
his rival, who understanding his sanguinary purpose, started up in great
trepidation, and naked as he was, dropt from the balcony into the street, while
Peregrine thundered at the door for admittance; and guessing his design, gave
him an opportunity of making this precipitate retreat. Pipes, who stood centinel
at the door, observing the fugitive descend, attacked him with his cudgel, and
sweating him from one end of the street to the other, at last committed him to
the guet, by whom he was conveyed to the officer on duty in a most disgraceful
and deplorable condition.
    Mean while, Peregrine having burst open the chamber-door, found the lady in
the utmost dread and consternation, and the spoils of her favourite scattered
about the room: but his resentment was doubly gratified, when he learnt upon
inquiry, that the person who had been so disagreeably interrupted, was no other
than that individual mousquetaire with whom he had quarreled at the comedy. He
upbraided the nymph with her perfidy and ingratitude, and telling her that she
must not expect the continuance of his regard, or the appointments which she had
hitherto enjoyed from his bounty, went home to his own lodgings, overjoyed at
the issue of the adventure.
    The soldier, exasperated at the disgrace he had undergone, as well as at the
outragious insult of the English valet, whom he believed his master had tutored
for that purpose, no sooner extricated himself from the opprobrious situation he
had incurred, than breathing vengeance against the author of the affront, he
came to Peregrine's apartment, and demanded satisfaction upon the ramparts next
morning before sun-rise. Our hero assured him, he would not fail to pay his
respects to him at the time and place appointed; and foreseeing that he might be
prevented from keeping this engagement by the officious care of his governor,
who saw the mousquetaire come in, he told Mr. Jolter, that the Frenchman had
visited him in consequence of an order he had received from his superiors, to
make an apology for his rude behaviour to him in the playhouse, and that they
had parted very good friends. This assurance, together with Pickle's tranquil
and unconcerned behaviour thro' the day, quieted the terrors which had begun to
take possession of his tutor's imagination; so that the youth had an opportunity
of giving him the slip
