James's to Drury Lane. She apprehended, for these reasons, that
their compassion would be most effectually shown, in leaving her to
perish in her present necessity; and that the old gentleman would
be unpardonable, should he persist in his endeavours to relieve
her. A third member of this tender-hearted society, after having
asked if the young woman was handsome, and being answered in the
negative, allowed that there was a great deal of reason in what had
been said by the honourable person who had spoke last; nevertheless,
she humbly conceived her sentence would admit of some mitigation.
"Let the bantlings," said she, "be sent to the hospital, according
to the advice of her grace, and a small collection be made for the
present support of the mother; and, when her health is recovered,
I will take her into my family, in quality of an upper servant, or
medium between me and my woman; for, upon my life! I can't endure
to chide or give directions to a creature, who is, in point of
birth and education, but one degree above the vulgar."
This proposal met with universal approbation.
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