45 TRAVELS IN 
the hatred of his implacable relations, and r^- 
quefied of me^ as a particular favour, if I 
fbould fee theiii on my journey, not to men- 
tion his na'Tie, and even tO conceal frOm then! 
that I had feen him. 
The fifter, both from her natural difpofitiort, 
and the mode of life ihe had eiiibraced, ap- 
peared to be perfeflly happy. Her days, 
while I was with her, were fpent in frolic and 
Hieriiment. She was above all extremely cu- 
rious. My w^aggons and equipage fo occupied 
her attention, that {he was continually examin- 
ifig them. I had not a piece of furniture or a 
fingle implement of which fhe would not know 
the narrre and the ufe. To pleafe her, I was 
cbiiged to open and empty all my boxes ; and 
flie faffcred not the leafl: bundle or the fmallefl 
drawer to efcape. Refpeding myfelf, alfo, flie 
w^as inexhauftible in her queftions ; and fre- 
quently put to me fuch fimple and frank ones, 
as almoft to render me curious in my turn. 
My beard, which as yet was not very large, 
was a fubjeffl of fnigular amufement ; fiie 
handled it without ceremony, toyed with me 
in all ways, and told me, that in her eyes I 
was handfoiiier than the handfomeft Hotten- 
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