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Mulberries, flie thanked me and faid. She loii'd them
•very 'well, hut ivas afraidJhe jhould be feen by fomebody
ivho njjoiid tell her Mijirefs, and defircd me to go aloig
mid take no Notice of her ; upon which I went before,
and waiting till fhe came up (in a Nurfery of O.iks
which were pretty thick) I call'd her, and faid, If fie
•would come in there and reft herfelf fie fioiild be 'welcome
to eat as many as fie f leafed. She looking round and
feeing no Body near, fhe c-;me in and fat down, and
gave me fome Milk, and I fat down by her, and we
began to be very gracious ; and after we had diverted
ourfelves as long as I was able we parted, and I came
to London, and went round the Bridge to my Grandfa-
ther's Houfe at Stockiwelf, and getting in at the Win-
dow, I took a Bottle of Brandy, fome Lemons, two or
three Silver Tea Spoons, fome Heart-Cakes, and oth;r
Trifles, and a great Coat which my Father had bor-
rowed, he being in the Houfe that Night, but the old
Man being very ill, had a Woman to fit up with him,
who hearing the Noife which I made in getting out
again, look'd out of the Window and faw me ; where-
upon fhe called my Father up, and told him that fome
body was in the Houfe, but I in the mean Time made
off, and before my Father came down I was got a pretty
Way off; however he overtook me juft by the Water
Side, and was going to bring me back to Simpfon again ;
bat I faying that I wou'd fooner be hang'd than go to
him, telling him, that it was becaufe I had been ufcd
fo when I was fick, and difguifmg the Prank I play'd in
taking the Man's Cloaths, he took me Home once
again, to my great Satisfadlion ; for notwithftanding I
could not take the Liberties at Home which I could
Abroad, yet I was eafieft in my Mind.
I continued at Home very traftable for about nine
Weeks, and my Brother and I at Chriftmas v/ent to
our Cuflomers Houfes to pay them the ufual Compli-
ments, and got above a Guinea, of which we had 11 s.
remaining on Nfw-Tears Eve. My Father had order'd
my Brother to keep the Money, and lie wou'd divide it
M 3 betwixt
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