M————M————couldnotresistgivingtheambassadorafullaccountofouradventures,andIhadpromisedtowritetohim,andalwaystowritethewholetruth。Herepliedbycongratulatingusonourgoodfortune,butheprophesiedinevitabledisasterifwehadnottheprudencetostopourintercourse。
Mr。Murray,theEnglishambassador,awittyandhandsomeman,andagreatamateurofthefairsex,wine,andgoodcheer,thenkeptthefairAncilla,whointroducedmetohim。ThisfinefellowbecamemyfriendinmuchthesamewayasM。deBernis,theonlydifferencebeingthattheFrenchmanlikedtolookonwhiletheEnglishmanpreferredtogivetheshow。Iwasneverunwelcomeattheiramorousbattles,andthevoluptuousAncillawasdelightedtohavemeforawitness。Inevergavethemthepleasureofminglinginthestrife。
IlovedM————M————,butIshouldavowthatmyfidelitytoherwasnotentirelydependentonmylove。ThoughAncillawashandsomesheinspiredmewithrepugnance,forshewasalwayshoarse,andcomplainedofasharppaininthethroat,andthoughherloverkeptwell,Iwasafraidofher,andnotwithoutcause,forthediseasewhichendedthedaysofFrancisI。ofFrancebroughthertothegraveinthefollowingautumn。Aquarterofanhourbeforeshedied,herbraveBriton,yieldingtothelasciviousrequestsofthisnewMessalina,offeredinmypresencethelastsacrifice,inspiteofalargesoreonherfacewhichmadeherlookhideous。
Thistrulyheroicactionwasknownalloverthetown,anditwasMurrayhimselfwhomadeitknown,citingmeashiswitness。
Thisfamouscourtezan,whosebeautywasjustlycelebrated,feelingherselfeatenawaybyaninternaldisease,promisedtogiveahundredlouistoadoctornamedLucchesi,whobydintofmercuryundertooktocureher,butAncillaspecifiedontheagreementthatshewasnottopaytheaforesaidsumtillLucchesihadofferedwithheranamoroussacrifice。