_Trefry_ was infinitely pleased with this Novel, and found this _Clemene_ was the fair Mistress of whom _Cæsar_ had before spoke; and was not a little satisfy'd, that Heaven was so kind to the Prince as to sweeten his Misfortunes by so lucky an Accident; and leaving the Lovers to themselves, was impatient to come down to _Parham-House_ (which was on the same Plantation) to give me an Account of what had happened. I was as impatient to make these Lovers a Visit, having already made a Friendship with _Cæsar_, and from his own Mouth learned what I have related; which was confirmed by his _Frenchman_, who was set on shore to seek his Fortune, and of whom they could not make a Slave, because a Christian; and he came daily to _Parham-Hill_ to see and pay his Respects to his Pupil Prince. So that concerning and interesting myself in all that related to _Cæsar_, whom I had assured of Liberty as soon as the Governour arrived, I hasted presently to the Place where these Lovers were, and was infinitely glad to find this beautiful young Slave (who had already gain'd all our Esteems, for her Modesty and extraordinary Prettiness) to be the same I had heard _Cæsar_ speak so much of. One may imagine then we paid her a treble Respect; and tho' from her being carved in fine Flowers and Birds all over her Body, we took her to be of Quality before, yet when we knew _Clemene_ was _Imoinda_, we could not enough admire her.

I had forgot to tell you, that those who are nobly born of that Country, are so delicately cut and raised all over the Fore-part of the Trunk of their Bodies, that it looks as if it were japan'd, the Works being raised like high Point round the Edges of the Flowers. Some are only carved with a little Flower, or Bird, at the Sides of the Temples, as was _Cæsar_; and those who are so carved over the Body, resemble our antient _Picts_ that are figur'd in the Chronicles, but these Carvings are more delicate.

The Works of Aphra Behn — Part 111