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The conversation was then general , and many particulars were asked ; and I will do the French captain the justice to say , that he was very correct in all his statements , and neither vaunted his own success , nor did us less than justice . The party then broke up to go to the theatre , and afterwards we repaired to the hotel . I remained there two days more , and on the last of these two days I had promised to sup with the French captain of the privateer , who had called upon me , and behaved very politely . The following day , after noon , when the tide served , I was to sail . Accordingly , after the theatre was over , I went with the French captain to his house , in company with two or three more . Supper was on the table when we arrived there , and we went into the room , waiting for the presence of the captain 's lady , who had not gone to the theatre , and to whom I had not been introduced . After a few minutes she made her appearance , and as she entered the room , I was struck with her extreme beauty , although she was past the meridian of life .