 of gallantry and good breeding.
    This fictitious gaiety and good humour, though it baffled his hope of
extorting from her an acknowledgment of which he might have taken immediate
advantage, nevertheless encouraged him to observe, (as the chariot passed along
the Strand) that the night was far advanced; that supper would certainly be
over, before they could reach her uncle's house; and to propose, that he should
wait upon her to some place, where they might be accommodated with a slight
refreshment. She was offended at the freedom of this proposal, which, however,
she treated as a joke, thanking him for his courteous offer, and assuring him,
that when she should be disposed for a tavern-treat, he alone should have the
opportunity of bestowing it.
    Her kinsman being engaged with company abroad, and her aunt retired to rest,
he had the good fortune to enjoy a tête a tête with her during a whole hour,
which he employed with such consummate skill, that her caution was almost
overcome. He not only assailed her with the artillery of sighs, vows, prayers
and tears, but even pawned his honour in behalf of his love. He swore with many
imprecations, that although her heart were surrendered to him at discretion,
there was a principle within him, which would never allow him to injure such
innocence and beauty; and the transports of his passion had, upon this occasion,
so far overshot his purpose, that if she had demanded an explanation, while he
was thus agitated, he would have engaged himself to her wish by such ties, as he
could not possibly break, with any regard to his reputation. But, from such
expostulation, she was deterred partly by pride, and partly by the dread of
finding herself mistaken in such an interesting conjecture. She therefore
enjoyed the present flattering appearance of her fate, was prevailed upon to
accept the jewels which he had purchased with part of his winning at Bath, and
with the most inchanting condescension submitted to a warm embrace, when he took
his leave, after having obtained permission to visit her, as often as his
inclination and convenience would permit.
    In his return to his own lodgings, he was buoyed up with his success to an
extravagance of hope, already congratulated himself upon his triumph over
Emilia's virtue, and began to project future conquests among the most dignified
characters of the female sex. But his attention was not at all dissipated by
these vain reflections; he resolved to concentrate the whole exertion of his
soul upon the execution of his present plan, desisted, in the mean time,
