Master-pieces. Coquetry and something worse had always been hereditary
in this Family, who yet seem to have bewitch'd _Zeokinizul_. The eldest
of these three Sisters, was the Widow of a _Bassa_ of the second Rank,
she expected the Precedence as being a little more sprightly than the
others; and full of a high Conceit of her Desert, she depended on
keeping her Station long enough to put the others out of all Hopes. She
had a great deal of _Leutinemil_'s Temper, only still more Ambition.
There had formerly been a very close Intimacy betwixt her and
_Kelirieu_, and it is thought, that he espoused her Interests as much
through Gratitude, as Envy and Revenge to displace _Liamil_.

Her continued Familiarity with _Zeokinizul_, had worn away even that
little Modesty which the most abandoned Prostitutes are seen to retain;
and having been long in Possession of his Spouse's Rights, she came to
look upon herself as such; and made no Scruple of seeing Company when
she was just coming from her Lover's Arms, and her Face full of the
Marks of his eager Caresses. I have been assured by several Noblemen,
that one Day she threw herself out of an Arbour, under Pretence of
avoiding _Zeokinizul_'s Embraces with her bare Breast and loose Hair,
and said to them, very unconcernedly, for God's Sake see how this
Fornicator has handled me. She had now lost all Relish for these
delightful Parties of Pleasure, whilst they were to be in private, and
was continually importuning her Lover to chuse a Set of Associates.
_Kelirieu_, to compass his own Aim, seconded the Favorite's Desire with
such flattering Stories, that his Master recommended to him the Care of
finding out some Persons of both Sexes who were fit to bear a Part in
these Festivals of _Bacchus_, and the _Cytherean_ Deity. The Confident
laid hold of this Opportunity at length, to gratify _Lenertoula_'s
Impatience to be introduced to the King. Her Sister _Liamil_, who had
entertained no Suspicion at her Punctuality in shewing herself at Court,