The following Anecdote
was printed in The Hibernian Chronicle for
12 November 1772:
In
the summer of 1771, a certain Baronet sent his Lady
from
town to his country seat; but being himself
detained
by business, he was prevented for several days
from
following her. In the mean time, one of
his most
intimate
friends and dearest companions proposed to the
Knight
to pay his Lady a visit in his absence, with a view
to
divert her in her retirement till the arrival of her husband.
The
Knight not only gave his proposals a friendly reception,
but
gave him the following introductory bill,
addressed to
his
Lady:
“My dear, May 29, 1771
“Please
to pay to the bearer, on sight, the full
sum
or number of three kisses---value
received,
and
place to the account of,
My
dear, yours for ever.”
demand;
but the friend unluckily continued to draw such
large
sums of the same commodity upon credit, that the whole
bank of love was at
length exhausted, and the Knight, on his
arrival
at home, found her to be a bankrupt. In a word, the
affair
was discovered, and a divorce was sued for and
obtained
(Flynn,
Vol IV, No 92, pg 726). |
| "Come now, Lady Crawley! Though it's true the account has been settled, you would be remiss to ignore a rising interest!" |
Flynn, William. “Anecdote.” The Hibernian Chronicle 12 November 1772. Print.
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