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at the same place a few days after, they rallied him on my account.
"When we arrived at Paris, the first thing I did was to metamorphose
myself into a Frenchwoman. I cut off my hair, hid a very good
complexion of my own with rouge, reconciled myself to powder, which I
had never used before, put on a robe with a large hoop, and went
to the Tuileries, full of spirits and joy; for, at that time,
everything conspired to make me happy. I had health, youth, and
beauty, love, vanity, and affluence, and found myself surrounded
with diversions which were gay, new, and agreeable. My appearance
drew upon me the eyes of the whole company, who considered me a
stranger, but not a foreigner, so completely was I equipped in the
fashion of the French; and when they understood who I was, they
applauded my person with the most lavish encomiums, according to
their known politeness.
"After having made a circuit round all the public places of
entertainment in Paris, I was introduced into the company by an
English family, residing in that city; and, among others, became
acquainted with a French lady, whose charms were remarkably attractive.
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