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top of her nofe, and between her eye-brows, fhe had a fmall 
{peck made of cohol or antimony, four-corner’d, and of the 
fize of the fmalleft patches our women ufed to wear; ano- 
ther rather longer upon the top of her nofe, and one on the - 
middle of her chin. : | 
Sittina. “ Tell me what you would fay to me as a phyfi- 
cian.”—Yu. “It was, Madam, but in’ confequence of your , 
difcourfe yefterday. That heavy gold cap with which you 
prefs your hair will certainly be the caufe of a great part. 
of it falling off.” Sit. “ I believe fo; but I fhould catch cold, 
Tam fo accuftomed to it, if I was to leave it off. Are youa 
man of name and family in your own country?” Ya. “ Of. 
both, Madam.” Svt. “ Are the women handfome there?” 
Ya. “ The handfomeft in the world, Madam; but they are 
fo good, and fo excellent in all other refpects, that nobody ~~ 
thinks at all of their beauty, nor do they value themfelves 
upon it.” Si. “ And do they allow you to kifs their hands?” 
Ya. “ Tunderftand you, Madam, though you have miftaken 
me. There is no familiarity in kifling hands, it is a mark 
of homage, and diftant refpect paid in my country to our 
fovereigns, and to none earthly befides.” Sitt. ‘‘ Oyes! but _ 
the kings.” Ya. “ Yes, and the queens, too, always on the 
knee, Madam; I faid our fovereigns, meaning both king and 
queen. On her part it is a mark of gracious condefcenfion, 
in favour of rank, merit, and honourable behaviour; it is a _ 
reward for dangerous and difficult fervices, above all other. 
compenfation.” Suit. “ But do you know that no man ever 
kiffled my hand but you?” Ya “It is impoflible I fhould 
know that, nor is it material. Of this 1am confident, it 
‘was meant nelpcealienes cannot hurt you, and ought not to 
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