In order to this, happening to be in the Family once for some Days, and having the Honour to be very intimate with her and her Husband too, I took an Opportunity on an extraordinary Occasion, when she was in the Height of good Humour, to talk with her; You must note, that as I said, the Lady was in an extraordinary good Humour, and there had been a great deal of Mirth in the Family for some Days; but one Evening, Sir _E----_ her Husband, upon some very sharp Turn she gave to another Gentleman, which made all the Company pleasant, run to her, and with a Passion of good Humour takes her in his Arms, and turning to me, says he, Jack, This Wife of mine is full of Wit and good Humour, but when she has a Mind to be smart, she is the keenest little _Devil_ in the World: This was alluding to the quick Turn she had given the other Gentleman. Is that the best Language you can give your Wife, says my Lady? O Madam, says I, such _Devils_ as you, are all _Angels_; ay, ay, says my Lady, I know that, he has only let a Truth fly out that he does not understand: Look ye there now, _says Sir_ Edward, could any thing but such a dear _Devil_ as this have said a thing so pointed? Well, well, adds he, _Devil_ to a Lady in a Man's Arms, is a Word of divers Interpretations. Thus they rallied for a good while, he holding her fast all the while in his Arms, and frequently kissing her, and at last it went off, all in Sunshine and Mirth. But the next Day, for I had the Honour to lodge in the Lady's Father's House, where it all happen'd; I say, the next Day my Lady begins with me upon the Subject, and that very smartly, so that first I did not know whether she was in jest or earnest: Ay, ay, _says she_, you Men make nothing of your Wives after you have them, _alluding to the Discourse with_ Sir Edward _the Night before_. Why Madam, says I, _we Men_, as you are pleas'd to term it, if we meet with good Wives worship them, and make Idols of them, what would you have more of us? No, no, says she, before you have them they are Angels, but when you have been in Heaven, _adds she and smil'd_, then they are Devils. Why Madam, _says I_, Devils are Angels, you know, and were the highest Sort of Angels once. Yes, _says she_, very smartly, all _Devils_ are Angels, but all Angels are not _Devils_. But Madam, _says I_, you should never take it ill to be call'd _Devil_, you know. I know, _says she_, hastily, what d'ye mean by that? Why Madam, _says I_, and look'd very gravely and serious, I thought you had known that I knew it, or else I would not have said so, for I would not offend you; but you may depend I shall never discover it, unless you order me to do so for your particular Service. Upon this she look'd hard and wild, and bid me explain my self. I told her, I was ready to explain my self, if she would give me her Word, she would not resent it, and would take nothing ill.