so tenderly, at the same time whispering so many soft things
into her Ears, and, then pressed her so closely with his Kisses, that the
vanquished Fair-One, whose Passions were already raised, and which were not so
whimsically capricious that one Man only could lay them, though perhaps, she
would have rather preferred that one: The vanquished Fair-One quietly submitted,
I say, to her Master's Will, who had just attained the Accomplishment of his
Bliss, when Mrs. Tow-wouse unexpectedly entered the Room, and caused all that
Confusion which we have before seen, and which it is not necessary at present to
take any farther Notice of: Since without the Assistance of a single Hint from
us, every Reader of any Speculation, or Experience, though not married himself,
may easily conjecture, that it concluded with the Discharge of Betty, the
Submission of Mr. Tow-wouse, with some things to be performed on his side by way
of Gratitude for his Wife's Goodness in being reconciled to him, with many
hearty Promises never to offend any more in the like manner: and lastly, his
quietly and contentedly bearing to be reminded of his Transgressions, as a kind
of Penance, once or twice a Day, during the Residue of his Life.
 

                                    Book II

                                   Chapter I

                            Of Divisions in Authors.
 
There are certain Mysteries or Secrets in all Trades from the highest to the
lowest, from that of Prime Ministring to this of Authoring, which are seldom
discovered, unless to Members of the same Calling. Among those used by us
Gentlemen of the latter Occupation, I take this of dividing our Works into Books
and Chapters to be none of the least considerable. Now for want of being truly
acquainted with this Secret, common Readers imagine, that by this Art of
dividing, we mean only to swell our Works to a much larger Bulk than they would
otherwise be extended to. These several Places therefore in our Paper, which are
filled with our Books and Chapters, are understood as so much Buckram, Stays,
and Stay-tape in a Taylor's Bill, serving only to make up the Sum Total,
commonly found at the Bottom of our first Page, and of his last.
    But in reality the Case is otherwise, and in this, as well as all other
Instances, we consult the Advantage of our Reader, not our own; and indeed many
notable Uses arise to him from this Method: for first, those little Spaces
between our Chapters may be looked upon as an Inn or Resting-Place, where he may
stop