natur'd Man in the World; and as for his Skin,
it is no coarser than other People's, I am sure. His Bosom when a Boy was as
white as driven Snow; and where it is not covered with Hairs, is so still. I
faukins! if I was Mrs. Andrews, with a hundred a Year, I should not envy the
best She who wears a Head. A Woman that could not be happy with such a Man,
ought never to be so: For if he can't make a Woman happy, I never yet beheld the
Man who could. I say again I wish I was a great Lady for his sake, I believe
when I had made a Gentleman of him, he'd behave so, that no body should
deprecate what I had done; and I fancy few would venture to tell him he was no
Gentleman to his Face, nor to mine neither.« At which Words, taking up the
Candles, she asked her Mistress, who had been some time in her Bed, if she had
any farther Commands; who mildly answered she had none; and telling her, she was
a comical Creature, bid her Good-night.
 

                                  Chapter VII

Philosophical Reflections, the like not to be found in any light French Romance.
     Mr. Booby's grave Advice to Joseph, and Fanny's Encounter with a Beau.
 
Habit, my good Reader, hath so vast a Prevalence over the human Mind, that there
is scarce any thing too strange or too strong to be asserted of it. The Story of
the Miser, who from long accustoming to cheat others, came at last to cheat
himself, and with great Delight and Triumph, picked his own Pocket of a Guinea,
to convey to his Hoard, is not impossible or improbable. In like manner, it
fares with the Practisers of Deceit, who from having long deceived their
Acquaintance, gain at last a Power of deceiving themselves, and acquire that
very Opinion (however false) of their own Abilities, Excellencies and Virtues,
into which they have for Years perhaps endeavoured to betray their Neighbours.
Now, Reader, to apply this Observation to my present Purpose, thou must know,
that as the Passion generally called Love, exercises most of the Talents of the
Female or fair World; so in this they now and then discover a small Inclination
to Deceit; for which thou wilt not be angry with the beautiful Creatures, when
thou hast considered, that at the Age of seven or something earlier, Miss is
instructed by her Mother, that Master