Everything having thus resumed its natural channel, they dined
together in great tranquility. In the afternoon, Peregrine, on
pretence of staying at home to write letters, while his companions
were at the coffee-house, ordered a coach to be called, and, with
his valet-de-chambre, who was the only person acquainted with the
present state of his thoughts, set out for the promenade, to which
all the ladies of fashion resort in the evening during the summer
season, in hopes of seeing his fugitive among the rest.
Having made a circuit round the walk, and narrowly observed every
female in the place, he perceived at some distance the livery of
Hornbeck upon a lacquey that stood at the back of a coach; upon
which he ordered his man to reconnoitre the said carriage, while
he pulled up his glasses, that he might not be discovered before
he should have received some intelligence by which he might conduct
himself on this unexpected occasion, that already began to interfere
with the purpose of his coming thither, though it could not dispute
his attention with the idea of his charming unknown.
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