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to bind her apprentice ; maintaining her, if 

 {he behaved well, till (he married, or began 

 bufmefs for herfelf. Upon either of thefe 

 events, he promifed to advance four hun- 

 dred more. He avowed his intention of 

 educating the girl he mould retain, with 

 & view to making her his future wife ; 

 .folemnly engaged never to violate her 

 innocence; and if he fhould renounce his 

 plan, to maintain her decently in fome 

 creditable family till (he married, when 

 he promifed five hundred pounds as her 

 wedding portion. 



Mr. Day went inftantly into France with 

 thefe girls ; not taking an Engliili fervant, 

 that they might receive no ideas, except 

 thofe which himfelf might choofe to im- 

 part. 



They teized and perplexed him ; they 



quarrelled, and fought inceflantly; they 



ilckened of the fmall-pox ; they chained 



"him to. their bed-fide by crying, and 



D 3 fcream- 



