faithful servant to his master, notwithstanding what he wrote of his
reluctance, than I could have wished: I saw still more and more, that all
was deep dissimulation, and contrivance worse and worse.

Indeed I might have shewn them his letter to me, as a full confutation of
his to them; but I saw no probability of engaging them in my behalf: and
so thought it signified little, as I was to go away so soon, to enter
more particularly into the matter with them; and besides, I saw they were
not inclinable to let me stay longer, for fear of disobliging him so I
went to bed, but had very little rest: and they would make their servant-
maid bear me company in the chariot five miles, early in the morning, and
she was to walk hack.

I had contrived in my thoughts, when I was on my way in the chariot, on
Friday morning, that when we came into some town to bait, as he must do
for the horses' sake, I would, at the inn, apply myself, if I saw I any
way could, to the mistress of the inn, and tell her the case, and to
refuse to go farther, having nobody but this wicked coachman to contend
with.

Well, I was very full of this project, and in great hopes, some how or
other, to extricate myself in this way. But, oh! the artful wretch had
provided for even this last refuge of mine; for when we came to put up at
a large town on the way, to eat a morsel for dinner, and I was fully
resolved to execute my project, who should be at the inn that he put up
at, but the wicked Mrs. Jewkes, expecting me! And her sister-in-law was
the mistress of it; and she had provided a little entertainment for me.

And this I found, when I desired, as soon as I came in, to speak with the
mistress of the house. She came to me: and I said, I am a poor unhappy