should not be lost;" and upon this I pulled a paper out
of my bosom, folded up, but not sealed, and I read it to him, wherein I
had left order that all the plate and jewels and fine furniture which
his Highness had given me should be restored to him by my women, and the
keys be immediately delivered to his gentleman in case of disaster.

Then I recommended my woman, Amy, to his favour for a hundred pistoles,
on condition she gave the keys up as above to his gentleman, and his
gentleman's receipt for them. When he saw this, "My dear child," said
he, and took me in his arms, "what! have you been making your will and
disposing of your effects? Pray, who do you make your universal heir?"
"So far as to do justice to your Highness, in case of mortality, I have,
my lord," said I, "and who should I dispose the valuable things to,
which I have had from your hand as pledges of your favour and
testimonies of your bounty, but to the giver of them? If the child
should live, your Highness will, I don't question, act like yourself in
that part, and I shall have the utmost satisfaction that it will be well
used by your direction."

I could see he took this very well. "I have forsaken all the ladies in
Paris," says he, "for you, and I have lived every day since I knew you
to see that you know how to merit all that a man of honour can do for
you. Be easy, child; I hope you shall not die, and all you have is your
own, to do what with it you please."

I was then within about two months of my time, and that soon wore off.
When I found my time was come, it fell out very happily that he was in
the house, and I entreated he would continue a few hours in the house,
which he agreed to. They called his Highness to come into the room, if
he pleased, as I had offered and as I desired him; and I sent word I
would make as few cries as possible to prevent disturbing him. He came
into the room once, and called to me to be of good courage, it would
soon be over, and then he withdrew again; and in about half-an-hour more
Amy carried him the news that I was delivered, and had brought him a
charming boy. He gave her ten pistoles for her news, stayed till they
had adjusted things about me, and then came into the room again, cheered
me and spoke kindly to me, and looked on the child, then withdrew, and
came again the next day to visit me.

Since this, and when I have looked back upon these things with eyes
unpossessed with crime, when the wicked part has