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been educated according to the Languedoc 
manner ; to demonftrate which, (he uttered 
certain phrafes in an unintelligible jargon that 
fhe pretended to be French. Probably (he ua- 
derftood no more of this jargon than myfelf ; 
but flie affected from time to time to make ufe 
of it ; and, perfuaded that the mod decifive 
proof flie could give of her birth was the ac- 
cent of her country, fhe introduced fo much of 
this pretended provincial dialeft, fhe made ef- 
forts fo ridiculous, and fuch flrange contortions 
of the mouth, that it was as much as I could 
do to reflrain myfelf from laughing. The 
two fons and their tall fitter liflened to this 
garrulity with their mouths open, and their 
eyes flupidly fixed upon their mother ; and 
the more unintelligible was her declamation, 
the more they feemed to increafe in admiring 
At once to fhare and augment the pleafure 
of fo charming a day, the lady had fent to in- 
vite a brother of hers, called Engelbrecht, who 
lived at the diftance of a few leagues. Engel- 
brecht did not come that day ; but the gaiety 
of the company was not difturbed by it. Pinar 
had fent a great quaniity of brandy ; the con- 
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