The question was, whether the increase of unmarried people was
owing to the men's greater bashfulness, or women's greater coyness,
than formerly.

13th.--Went to Drury Lane house: 'Tancred and Sigismunda.'
Garrick, Tancred; Mrs. Cibber, Sigismunda.

14th.--To Covent Garden, 'Orpheus and Euridice.'

15th.--Drank tea at Mrs. Emily's {7}; played at cards. Home at 11.

16th.--Came home with Mr. Martyr in his new chaise by 6.

18th.--Dined at Mr. P. Flutter's; walked up Berry Field with Miss
Flutter's, Miss Nancy Steere, and Miss Parson.

22nd.--To Mr. Bullen's to dinner, played at quadrille. Came home
about 1.

24th.--Between 6 and 7 with Mr. Duncumb and Mr. Wakeford, to the
'Tuns' to drink a glass of wine. Mr. Punter, came in afterwards,
Mr. Hallamby, Mr. Stovold and Harry Stovold. Home at 10.

29th.--To the Assembly, but there not being enough to dance, Miss
Sally Flutter, Miss Parson, Mr. Ford and I sat down to loo, till
between 11 and 12.

31st.--A man having taken a shop in Stoke, sometime ago, and
selling goods vastly under the usual price, Mr. Haydon set up a
shop against him, of whom I bought this morning four pair of