set forwards together for Amelia's House, where they
arriv'd amidst the Acclamations of all the Neighbours, and every public
Demonstration of Joy.
    They found the House ready prepar'd to receive them by Atkinson's Friend,
the old Serjeant, and a good Dinner prepar'd for them by Amelia's old Nurse, who
was addressed with the utmost Duty by her Son and Daughter, most affectionately
caress'd by Booth and his Wife, and by Amelia's absolute Command seated next to
herself at the Table. At which perhaps were assembled some of the best and
happiest People then in the World.
 

                                   Chapter IX

                       In which the History is concluded.

Having brought our History to a Conclusion, as to those Points in which we
presume our Reader was chiefly interested, in the foregoing Chapter; we shall in
this, by way of Epilogue, endeavour to satisfy his Curiosity, as to what hath
since happened to the principal Personages of whom we have treated in the
foregoing Pages.
    Colonel James and his Lady, after living in a polite Manner for many Years
together, at last agreed to live in as polite a Manner asunder. The Colonel hath
kept Miss Mathews ever since, and is at length grown to doat on her (though now
very disagreeable in her Person, and immensely fat) to such a Degree, that he
submits to be treated by her in the most tyrannical Manner.
    He allows his Lady 800l. a Year, with which she divides her Time between
Tunbridge, Bath and London, and passes about nine Hours in the twenty-four at
Cards. Her Income is lately increased by 3000l. left her by her Brother Colonel
Bath, who was killed in a Duel about six Years ago, by a Gentleman who told the
Colonel he differed from him in Opinion.
    The noble Peer and Mrs. Ellison have been both dead several Years, and both
of the Consequences of their favourite Vices; Mrs. Ellison having fallen a
Martyr to her Liquor, and the other to his Amours, by which he was at last
become so rotten, that he stunk above Ground.
    The Attorney, Murphy, was brought to his Trial at the Old-Bailey, where,
after much quibbling about the Meaning of a very plain Act of Parliament, he was
at length convicted of Forgery, and was soon afterwards hanged at Tyburn.
    The Witness for some Time seemed to reform his Life, and received a small
Pension from Booth; after which he returned to vicious Courses, took a Purse on
the Highway, was detected and taken, and followed the last Steps of