When I arrived in town, which was not till Monday morning, I went to a
place called Crosby-square, where the friends of the two ladies lived.
She had set out in the flying-coach on Tuesday; got to the two ladies
that very night; and, on Saturday, had set out with them for Gravesend,
much about the time I was expecting her at Woodstock.
You may suppose that I was much affected, my dear, with this. However, I
got my bill of credit converted into money; and I set out with my servant
on Monday afternoon, and reached Gravesend that night; and there I
understood that she and the two ladies had gone on board from the very
inn I put up at, in the morning; and the ship waited only for the wind,
which then was turning about in its favour.
I got a boat directly, and went on board the ship, and asked for Mrs.
Godfrey. But judge you, my dear Pamela, her surprise and confusion, when
she saw me! She had like to have fainted away. I offered any money to
put off the sailing till next day, but it would not be complied with; and
fain would I have got her on shore, and promised to attend her, if she
would go over land, to any part of England the ship would touch at. But
she was immovable.
Every one concluded me her humble servant, and were touched at the moving
interview; the young ladies, and their female attendants, especially.
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