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aloud in public to men of eaiety; to fuffer an unmeaning whif- 
per; or to retire to a remote feat; are acts which bring with 
them the caufe of the moft cruel fcandal. In private company 
_to force yourfelf at table almoft on the lap of your favorite; to 
rivet your eye on his; to catch frequently at his hand, or every 
now and then to place your’s on his knee; or mutually to dan- 
gle your hands over the elbow chair, that they may come un- 
perceived in contaét, give as great difeuft to the company as 
they do folid injury to the reputation of the fair offender, whe- 
-ther fhe is married or whether fhe is fingle. If the object of 
attraction be a married man, how aggravated is the offence: 
how pitiable is the fituation of the poor injured fpoufe! And 
yet this fpecies of conduct is very frequent, but never is pafied 
unnoticed: the encouragement either brings unhappinefs on the 
thoughtlefs fair; or bufy fcandal fixes on her an indelible blot: 
acruel penalty! yet fhe falls unpitied, as it is brought on her by 
.a criminal or infolent inattention to appearances. 
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