? How long he had
been there? And how much his Debts were? All of which he receiv'd a
satisfactory Account. Upon his Return to his Lady, he repeated the
dismal News of her Brother's Misfortunes to her; who immediately
dispatch'd him back again to the Prison, with Orders to give him twenty
Shillings more at present, and to get him remov'd to the Master's Side,
into a convenient Chamber, for the Rent of which the Steward engag'd to
pay; and promis'd him, as she had commanded, twenty Shillings a Week, as
long as he stay'd there, on Condition that he would give the Names of
all his Creditors, and of all those to whom he had engag'd any Part of
his Estate; which the poor Gentleman did most readily and faithfully:
After which, the Steward enquir'd for a Taylor, who came and took
Measure of _Philadelphia's_ unkind Brother, and was order'd to provide
him Linnen, a Hat, Shoes, Stockings, and all such Necessaries, not so
much as omitting a Sword: With all which he acquainted his Lady at his
Return; who was very much griev'd at her Brother's unhappy
Circumstances, and at the same Time extremely well pleas'd to find her
self in a Condition to relieve him. The Steward went constantly once a
Week to pay him his Money; and Sir _William_ was continually very
curious to know to whom he was oblig'd for so many and great Favours;
But he was answer'd, That they came from a Lady who desir'd to have her
Name conceal'd. In less than a Year, _Philadelphia_ had paid 25000_l._
and taken off the Mortgages on 2500_l._ _per Annum_ of her Brother's
Estate; and coming to Town from _Eugenia's_ Country-House one Day, to
make the last Payment of two thousand Pounds, looking out of her Coach
on the Road, near _Dartford_, she saw a Traveller on Foot, who seem'd to
be tir'd with his Journey, whose Face, she thought, she had formerly
known: This Thought invited her to look on him so long, that she, at
last, perswaded her self it was _Gracelove_, or his Ghost: For, to say
Truth, he was very pale and thin, his Complexion swarthy, and his
Cloaths (perhaps) as rotten as if he had been bury'd in 'em. However,
unpleasant as it was, she could not forbear gazing after this miserable
Spectacle; and the more she beheld it, the more she was confirmed it was
_Gracelove_, or something that had usurp'd his Figure. In short, she
could not rest 'till she call'd to one of her Servants, who rode by the
Coach, whom she strictly charg'd to go to that poor Traveller, and mount
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