ii 2 Nina, a story. Jan. iS. 



The senator was obliged to bear them company. As 

 :siOon as they arose from table, a conversation, which lasted 

 ■above an hour, ensued. The hufbaud appeared extremely- 

 well satisfied and tranquil : He gave answers to every one 

 of his wife's questions, without any apparent irksomencfs. 

 His businefs requiring him to go out soon, he took his leave 

 ■of the two ladies, and having embraced his wife's friend, 

 he, with the like complaisance, kifsed his fpouse, to the 

 a>:toiii<hment of both. This prompted her to afk him 

 •when he would return. After having mused some time, her 

 said, in the evening. The joy this answer gave his wife 

 was so great, that Ihe fell into the arms of her friend in a 

 swoon. The two witTiefses of this affecting scene now 

 wept afrefli, and the senator, as soon as his wife was reco- 

 vered, took his leave a second time, giving her a tender 

 squeeze by the hand. He kept his word, and returned 

 liome early. His wife now, not satisfied with imitating 

 the courtezan, endeavoured to the utmost of her power to 

 out-do her, and her husband gave her the same tokens of 

 affection as he had the day before given to Ninaj in Ihort, 

 he who but a few hours before, would have yielded his 

 whole life an entire sacrifice to his mistrels, now thought of 

 -nothing but the fond carefses of an afsiduous wife. 



Nina, surprised that a day had elapsed without seeing 

 him, was so uneasy, that die sent to him early the next 

 ■morning, to desire his company as soon as pofsible. The 

 pleasure he received from the reconciliation with his vviiCj 

 •was so great, that this mefsage was absolutely necefsary to 

 remind him that such a woman as Nina existed. Being 

 however, firmly determined to put a final period to this 

 ■commerce, he ordered the emifsary of the courtezan to tell 

 her mistrtfs, that he would go to her immediately. As 

 -soon as he was drefsed, he repaired to her house. 



