Nevertheless, I received some civilities
in this place, and, among the rest, the reputation of having for
my lover the king of P--'s minister, who was young and airy, and
visited me often; circumstances that were sufficient to lay me under
the imputation of an amour, which I frequently incurred without
having given the least cause of suspicion.
"Having taken leave of my Dutch friends, I departed from the Hague, in
company with an English woman, whom I had chosen for that purpose,
and arrived at Antwerp with much difficulty and danger, the highway
being infested with robbers. After having reposed myself a few
days in this city, I hired a coach for myself, and set out with my
companion for Brussels; but, before we reached Mechlin, our vehicle
was attacked by two hussars, who, with their sabres drawn, obliged
the coachman to drive into a wood near the road. I at first imagined
that they wanted to examine our passports, but was soon too well
convinced of their design; and, though very much shocked at the
discovery, found resolution enough to suppress my concern, so that
it should not aggravate the terrors of the young woman, who had
almost died with apprehension.
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