Casanova in London (1763) [ People ]
… whole of the next day there. The day after I went to the “Staven Tavern,” as I had been told that the prettiest girls in London resorted to it. Lord Pembroke gave me this piece of information; he went there very frequently himself. When I got … that I did not know whether Lord Pembroke had deceived me in informing me that I should find the prettiest girls in London at his house. “No, sir,” said he, “my lord has not deceived you, and you can have as many as you like.” “That’s … like the looks of this girl.” “Give her a shilling and send her away. We don’t trouble ourselves about ceremonies in London.” This put me at my ease, so I paid my shilling and called for a prettier wench. The second was worse than the …
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