anny ▁to ▁escape . ▁ ▁She ▁los es ▁her ▁vir gin ity ▁to ▁Charles ▁and ▁becomes ▁his ▁lo ver . ▁Charles ▁is ▁sent ▁away ▁by ▁de ception ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Se as , ▁and ▁F anny ▁is ▁driven ▁by ▁des per ation ▁and ▁pover ty ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁kept ▁woman ▁of ▁a ▁rich ▁merchant ▁named ▁Mr ▁H — . ▁After ▁enjo ying ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁of ▁stability , ▁she ▁sees ▁Mr ▁H — ▁have ▁a ▁sexual ▁encounter ▁with ▁her ▁own ▁ma id , ▁and ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁Will ▁( the ▁young ▁foot man ▁of ▁Mr ▁H — ) ▁as ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁reven ge . ▁She ▁is ▁discovered ▁by ▁Mr ▁H — ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁having ▁a ▁sexual ▁encounter ▁with ▁Will . ▁After ▁being ▁abandoned ▁by ▁Mr ▁H — , ▁F anny ▁becomes ▁a ▁prost itute ▁for ▁wealth y ▁clients ▁in ▁a ▁pleasure - house ▁run ▁by ▁Mrs ▁Cole . ▁This ▁marks ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁letter . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁letter ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁rum ination ▁on ▁the ▁ted ium ▁of ▁writing ▁about ▁sex ▁and ▁the ▁difficulty ▁of ▁driving ▁a ▁middle ▁course ▁between ▁vul gar ▁language ▁and ▁" min cing ▁met aph ors ▁and ▁affected ▁circum loc utions ". ▁F anny ▁then ▁describes ▁her ▁advent ures ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Mrs ▁Cole , ▁which ▁include ▁a ▁public ▁org y , ▁an ▁elabor ately ▁orch estr ated ▁bog us ▁sale ▁of ▁her ▁" vir gin ity " ▁to ▁a ▁rich ▁du pe ▁called ▁Mr ▁Nor bert , ▁and ▁a