The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 2 Chapter 81 - The Memoirs of a Lady of Quality - part 11

In which the narrator becomes the centre of a lively and intricate set of affections among several gallant officers in the agreeable environs of Brussels and its neighbouring towns, all the while maintaining a firm, discerning hand over her suitors’ advances. Following an enforced return to England, she faces a severe and dismal captivity at the hands of her lord, whose rough and oppressive behaviour confines her under a strict and humiliating watch, despite the intercession of friends and the accidental amusement of her relatives.