Ibeggedthemtoseekforhereverywherewhendawnappeared，andtoletmeknowofherreturnthatImightfallatherfeettobegpardon，andneverseeherfaceagain。IalsopromisedtopayforallthedamageIhaddone，andtogivethemafullreceiptforthebillsofexchange。Aftertheseacts，donetotheeverlastingshameofmygoodsense，afterthisapologymadetoprocuresseswholaughedatmeandmyhonour，Iwenthome，promisingtwoguineastotheservantwhoshouldbringmetidingsthatheryoungmistresshadcomehome。
OnleavingthehouseIfoundthewatchmanatthedoor；hehadbeenwaitingtoseemehome。Itwastwoo’clock。Ithrewmyselfonmybed，andthesixhoursofsleepIobtained，thoughtroubledbyfearfuldreams，probablysavedmefrommadness。
Ateighto’clockIheardaknockatthedoor，andonopeningthewindowfounditwasoneoftheservantsfromthehouseofmyfoes。I
criedouttoletherin，andIbreathedagainonhearingthatMissCharpillonhadjustarrivedinasedan—chairinapitiablecondition，andthatshehadbeenputtobed。
\"Imadehastetocomeandtellyou，\"saidthecunningmaid，\"notforthesakeofyourtwoguineas，butbecauseIsawyouweresounhappy。\"