 one Favour more to ask him, and that
was, that since he could not go any farther, he would give me leave to stay a
Week or two in the Town with him, that we might in that time think of something
to prevent such a ruinous thing to us both, as a final Separation would be; and
that I had something of Moment to offer to him, which perhaps he might find
Practicable to our Advantage.
    This was too reasonable a Proposal to be denied, so he call'd the Landlady
of the House, and told her, his Wife was taken ill, and so ill that she cou'd
not think of going any farther in the Stage Coach, which had tir'd her almost to
Death, and ask'd if she cou'd not get us a Lodging for two or three Days in a
private House where I might rest me a little, for the Journey had been too much
for me? The Landlady, a good sort of a Woman, well bred, and very obliging, came
immediately to see me; told me, she had two or three very good Rooms in a part
of the House quite out of the Noise, and if I saw them, she did not doubt but I
would like them, and I should have one of her Maids, that should do nothing else
but wait on me; this was so very kind, that I could not but accept of it; so I
went to look on the Rooms, and lik'd them very well, and indeed they were
extraordinarily Furnish'd, and very pleasant Lodgings; so we paid the Stage
Coach, took out our Baggage, and resolv'd to slay here a while.
    Here I told him, I would live with him now till all my Money was spent, but
would not let him spend a Shilling of his own: We had some kind squabble about
that, but I told him it was the last time I was like to enjoy his Company, and I
desir'd he would let me be Master in that thing only, and he should govern in
every thing else so he acquiesc'd.
    Here one Evening taking a Walk into the Fields, I told him, I would now make
the Proposal to him I had told him of; accordingly I related to him how I had
liv'd in Virginia, that I had a Mother, I believ'd, was alive there still, tho'
my Husband was dead some Years; I told him, that had not my Effects miscarry'd,
