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fellinor to the multitude confecrated beads ; as did another, 
on the outfide of the door. I own I could not help re- 
fembling them to mountebanks vending and diflributing 
their noflirums. There were many more of thefe religious 
hawkers in the ftreets ; from fome of whom, as I faw it was 
the cuftom, I purchafed a few of their beads. At a little 
diftance from the door of the church was ere^led a flage, on 
which was placed a band of vocal and inftrumental per- 
formers, who exerted themfelves with might and main to 
pleafe the furrounding audience. I cannot, however, fay 
that they fucceeded in pleafing me. About ten o'clock a 
difplay of fireworks and rockets, of which the Portugueze 
feem to be very fond, concluded the entertainments of the 
day. Some intrigues, I have reafon to believe, followed. 
I was led to this conclufion from feeing many well-drefTed 
women in the crowd quite unattended ; and this was the 
only time, during my ftay in the country, that I ever faw 
any circumftances which could warrant my forming fuch an 
opinion. I know it has been afferted by fome writers, that 
the women of Rio de Janeiro are not uncenfurable in this 
point. They have affirmed, that as foon as it became dark, 
the generality of them expofed themfelves at their doors 
and 
