"
At these words he went out, after my vainly attempting
to stop him by throwing myself at his feet. He shook me off,
though he seemed greatly mov'd too, and took Will away with
him, who, I dare swear, thought himself very cheaply off.
I was now once more a-drift, and left upon my own hands,
by a gentleman whom I certainly did not deserve. And all the
letters, arts, friends' entreaties that I employed within the
week of grace in my lodging, could never win on him so much
as to see me again. He had irrevocably pornounc'd my doom,
and submission to it was my only part. Soon after he married
a lady of birth and fortune, to whom, I have heard, he prov'd
an irreproachable husband.
As for poor Will, he was immediately sent down to the
country to his father, who was an easy farmer, where he was
not four months before and inn-keeper's buxom young widow,
with a very good stock, both in money and trade, fancy'd,
and perhaps pre-acquainted with his secret excellencies,
marry'd him: and I am sure there was, at least, one good
foundation for their living happily together.
Though I should have been charm'd to see him before
he went, such measures were taken, by Mr. H . . .'s orders,
that it was impossible; otherwise I should certainly have
endeavour'd to detain him in town, and would have spared
neither offers nor expence to have procured myself the
satisfaction of keeping him with me.
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