Cole direction
when to bring the things home herself, and the time he should
expect them, he went out, taking with him some goods that he
paid for liberally, for the better grace of his introduction.
Part 8
The girls all this time did not in the least smoke the
mystery of this new customer; but Mrs. Cole, as soon as we
were conveniently alone, insur'd me, in virtue of her long
experience in these matters, that for this bout my charms had
not miss'd fire; for that by his eagerness, his manner and
looks, she was sure he had it: the only point now in doubt
was his character and circumstances, which her knowledge of
the town would soon gain her sufficient acquaintance with, to
take her measures upon.
And effectively, in a few hours, her intelligence serv'd
her so well that she learn'd that this conquest of mine was
no other than Mr. Norbert, a gentleman originally of great
fortune, which, with a constitution naturally not the best,
he had vastly impaired by his over-violent pursuit of the
vices of the town; in the course of which, having worn out
and stal'd all the more common modes of debauchery, he had
fallen into a taste of maiden-hunting; in which chase he had
ruin'd a number of girls, sparing no expence to compass his
ends, and generally using them well till tired, or cool'd by
enjoyment, or springing a new face, he could with more ease
disembarrass himself of the old ones, and resign them to
their fate, as his sphere of achievements of that sort lay
only amongst such as he could proceed with by way of bargain
and sale.
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