Pepys's Diary 11th May 1664 It appears that an uncle is proposing to inseminate Pepys's wife to produce a child, to which the wife appeared to be enthusiastic. Pepys distrusts the colleague's motives thinking it is just lust. He is not speaking from higher moral ground here because he himself had an affair with the housemaid, not to mention numerous other ladies. The relationship between he and...

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