I cried too; and slipt away
as fast as I could from him, for his own sake, lest he should be seen to
pity me.
And now I will give you an instance how much I am in Mr. Longman's esteem
also.
I had lost my pen some how; and my paper being written out, I stepped to
Mr. Longman's, our steward's, office, to beg him to give me a pen or two,
and a sheet or two of paper. He said, Ay, that I will, my sweet maiden!
and gave me three pens, some wafers, a stick of wax, and twelve sheets of
paper; and coming from his desk, where he was writing, he said, Let me
have a word or two with you, my sweet little mistress: (for so these two
good old gentlemen often call me; for I believe they love me dearly:) I
hear bad news; that we are going to lose you: I hope it is not true. Yes
it is, sir, said I; but I was in hopes it would not be known till I went
away.
What a d---l, said he, ails our master of late! I never saw such an
alteration in any man in my life! He is pleased with nobody as I see;
and by what Mr. Jonathan tells me just now, he was quite out of the way
with you. What could you have done to him, tro'? Only Mrs. Jervis is a
very good woman, or I should have feared she had been your enemy.
No, said I, nothing like it. Mrs. Jervis is a just good woman; and, next
to my father and mother, the best friend I have in the world--Well, then,
said he, it must be worse.
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