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 reached the porch of heaven, or his supposed creditors were not desirous of keeping a troublesome boarder for any length of time; but, at the end of three months, Frank was liberated from prison, upon condition that he would leave the city within four and twenty hours, and never return to it. He received, at the same time, a small sum of money, to pay the expences of his journey home. Justice had seized on his horse and on his baggage, to pay for the law proceedings and for his board.

With a heavy heart, and no other friend than a walking-stick, poor Frank departed very humbly out of the proud city which he had entered, but a short time ago, with such high flown hopes. Spiritless, thoughtless, and irresolute, he wandered on, without being aware where the road led he had taken. He saluted nobody, asked no questions, and paid no attention to any thing, till hunger and excess of fatigue, obliged him to look out for some place where he might get his wants supplied. He wandered on, without aim or object for many days, ignorant that some instinct had lead him imper- Rh