The affair between Aphra Behn and William Scot may have taken place partly in Surinam, where her remit was to seduce him and encourage him to work for Williamson. Lady spies were probably rare in Restoration England, although historians disagree about Aphra Behn’s effectiveness and importance. Some say she was clever enough to take on men in a man’s world, and others say she was not very good at it. Whatever the truth, she eventually returned to England – without Scot – and turned her attention to the stage.