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- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Select Bibliography
- Note on the Text
- The Invisible Spy
- BOOK I
- BOOK II
- VOL. II
- BOOK III
- BOOK IV
- VOL. III
- BOOK V
- BOOK VI
- BOOK VII
- BOOK VIII
- CHAP. I Contains a brief detail of such occurrences as presented themselves to the Author's observation in an evening's Invisible ramble thro' several parts of this metropolis
- CHAP. II Relates some farther incidents of a pretty particular nature, which fell under the Author's observation in the same evening's Invisible progression
- CHAP. III Though it appears to be no more than a continuation of the same evening's ramble, yet it presents the reader with an adventure of much more importance to the public than any contained in the two last foregoing chapters.
- CHAP. IV Relates some passages which, if the Author is not very much mistaken in his conjectures, will draw sighs of compassion from many a tender heart of both sexes
- CHAP. V May possibly become the subject of some future Comedy, as there is nothing in the story that can be objected to by the Licence-Office
- CHAP. VI Will put a final period to the suspense of my readers, in relation to Clerimont and Charlotte
- CHAP. VII This the Author has calculated chiefly for the speculation of the serious part of his readers, and is short enough to be easily pass'd over by the more gay and unattentive
- CHAP. VIII Contains such a sort of method for the cure of an amorous constitution, as perhaps there are more ladies than one who will not think themselves obliged to the Author for revealing
- Editorial Notes
- Silent Corrections
CHAP. VI - Will put a final period to the suspense of my readers, in relation to Clerimont and Charlotte
from BOOK VIII
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Select Bibliography
- Note on the Text
- The Invisible Spy
- BOOK I
- BOOK II
- VOL. II
- BOOK III
- BOOK IV
- VOL. III
- BOOK V
- BOOK VI
- BOOK VII
- BOOK VIII
- CHAP. I Contains a brief detail of such occurrences as presented themselves to the Author's observation in an evening's Invisible ramble thro' several parts of this metropolis
- CHAP. II Relates some farther incidents of a pretty particular nature, which fell under the Author's observation in the same evening's Invisible progression
- CHAP. III Though it appears to be no more than a continuation of the same evening's ramble, yet it presents the reader with an adventure of much more importance to the public than any contained in the two last foregoing chapters.
- CHAP. IV Relates some passages which, if the Author is not very much mistaken in his conjectures, will draw sighs of compassion from many a tender heart of both sexes
- CHAP. V May possibly become the subject of some future Comedy, as there is nothing in the story that can be objected to by the Licence-Office
- CHAP. VI Will put a final period to the suspense of my readers, in relation to Clerimont and Charlotte
- CHAP. VII This the Author has calculated chiefly for the speculation of the serious part of his readers, and is short enough to be easily pass'd over by the more gay and unattentive
- CHAP. VIII Contains such a sort of method for the cure of an amorous constitution, as perhaps there are more ladies than one who will not think themselves obliged to the Author for revealing
- Editorial Notes
- Silent Corrections
Summary
As precious a thing as time is, and as much as I always knew the real value of it, the hours, me thought, moved slowly on 'till the clock struck seven, and told me that I might now hope for the full eclaircisement of an adventure I had already taken so much fruitless pains to explore.
Pretty secure, however, that I should not lose my labour any more on this occasion, I went with great glee and jollity of mind to the house of mr. Mixum, – Count Cogdy and his three Associates came presently after, and were shew'd into the best room, where I accompanied them. – On their calling for wine Mixum came up with it himself to pay his compliments, as not having seen them for a considerable time, and there ensued some discourse concerning the search-warrant that had been granted against the house, – the manner in which those persons who were there had made their escape from the officers, and such like affairs, which not being at all material to my purpose I not regarded, nor spread my Tablets to receive.
Within about half an hour Clerimont and his young friend appear'd; – the first sight of the latter extremely struck me, – I thought I had somewhere seen that face, but when or where, or on what occasion, I could not presently recollect, and it was some minutes before I knew this seeming beau for a real belle; – in fine, that it was no other than Charlotte herself: – she was, indeed, so artfully disguised in all points, that a person much better acquainted with her features might have been deceived; – her cheeks, which had naturally no more red in them than was necessary to preserve her complexion from the character of a dead paleness, were now, by the help of Carmine or Portugal paste, of a high ruddy colour; – her eye-brows, which were of a fine light brown, were now black as jet; and that sweet and modest air, so becoming in the amiable Charlotte, converted into one all bold and rakish.
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- The Invisible Spyby Eliza Haywood, pp. 453 - 457Publisher: Pickering & ChattoFirst published in: 2014