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IN LONDON. -THE COUNTESS GIVES UP FORGERY AND TAKES TO CALUMNY.
"I remained a fortnight," continues Madame de la Motte, "at the house of Mrs. McMahon, in the Haymarket, without venturing abroad to take the air, fearing lest I should be discovered. Every coffee-house in the neighbourhood of this place was filled with persons, many of whom were foreigners, eager to gratify their curiosity by seeing me. To prevent the inconvenience of being stared and pointed at, my friend, Mrs. McMahon, contrived to take me out about nine or ten o'clock in the evening."