 reasonably desire who wishes things to be brought forward in their natural order.
It has been seen that I am not very fond of dwelling upon trifling circumstances, I shall therefore, without mentioning a word of these ladies bringing up, say that Madame St. Vivier was a fashionable woman of the town, and that Miss Kitty,

though her handmaid, had been in no less a sphere of life than herself. Indeed, but a very few years before, she had cut a figure little less brilliant than Mrs. O'Shocknesy, but falling in love with either the beauty or the brogue of Mr. Ireland, she had really attached herself to him with a singular degree of constancy for a lady of her profession.
When this gentleman was obliged to abscond, in consequence of his duel, he left his affairs in the hands of an intimate friend, who thought proper to take no other notice of the trust, than by appropriating every thing to his own use, without remitting his friend abroad, or allowing the lady at home, a single sixpence: so that in this case Kiddy's remark of honour among thieves did not apply.
Mrs. Kitty having been sometime out of the way of practice—for fashion has as much to do in these cases as beauty—had recourse to her old friend Jenny Singleton, who began just then also to be on the decline, and proposed a visit to Sedan, where Mr. Ireland then was, with a view to consult him on their future operations.
This expedition was lucky enough, for Mr. Gloss

coming across them, they were tutored by Mrs. O'Shocknesy how to make their journey worth while.
Figgins gave them intelligence concerning the departure of Charles; and, as it had been concerted, they met him at Dover.
The ladies however, determined to make all sure, had privately agreed to act in the very manner Figgins has described; for their experience gave them reason to believe that it was not impossible but Mr. Ireland might forget to give them the meeting. They therefore were in appearance to be alternately mistress and maid, both to save expence, to keep their secrets to themselves, and also to avail themselves of any opportunity that might happen of snapping up any English booby, by way of completing his tour for improvement.
Matters turned out however very much to their satisfaction. They met with Mr. Ireland at Sedan; he attended them to Nancy, where, as it has been seen, he plundered our hero of a tolerable supply. Nor did he absolutely part with them, but hovered about as it were, till
