Sir Charles’s proposed journey to Italy endear his company to us?

The Earl of G. Lady Gertrude, and two agreeable nieces of that nobleman, were here at dinner. Lady G. behaved pretty well to her lord before them: but I, who understood the language of her eyes, sazv them talk very saucily to him on several occasions. My lord is a little officious in his oblig-ingness; which takes off from that graceful, that polite frankness, which so charmingly, on all occa-sions, distinguishes one happy man, who was then present. Lord G. will perhaps appear more to ad-vantage in that person’s absence.

Mr. Beauchamp was also present. He is indeed an agreeable, a modest young man. He appeared to great advantage, as well in his conversation, as by his behaviour: and not the less for subscribing in both to the superiority of his friend; who neverthe-less endeavoured to draw him out, as the first man

After dinner, Lady L. Lady G. and I, found an opportunity to be by ourselves for one half-hour. Lady G. asked Lady L. what she intended to do with the thousand pounds with which Lord W. had so generously presented her? Do with it, my dear! What do you think I intend to do with it? It is already disposed of.

I’ll be hanged, said Lady G. if this good creature has not given it to her husband.

Indeed, Charlotte, I have. 1 gave it to him before 1 slept.

I thought so! She laughed And Lord L. took it! Did he f

To be sure he did. I should otherwise have heen displeased with him.

Dear, good soul! And so you gave him a thou-sand pounds to take part, of it back from hijn, by a few paltry guineas at a time, at his pleasure?

Lord L* and I, Charlotte, have but one purse”; You may not, perhaps, know how we manage it.

Pray, good, meek, dependent creature! how do you manage it?

Thus, Charlotte! My lord knows that his wife and he have but one interest; and from the first of our happy marriage, he would make me take one key, as he has another, of the private drawer, where his money and money-bills lie. There is a little memorandum-book in the drawer, in which he enters on one page, the money he receives; on the opposite, the money he takes out: and when I want money, I have recourse to my key. If I see but little in the drawer, I am the more moderate; or, perhaps, if my want is not urgent, defer the supplying of it till my lord is richer: but little or much, I minute down the sum, as he himself does what he takes out: and so we know what we are about; and I never put it out of my lord’s power, by my unseasonable expences, to preserve that custom of his for which he is as much respected, as well served; not to suffer a demand to be twice made upon him where he is a debtor.