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 ſhe could be fully ſatisfied in the King's county; the told him, the frauds and jealouses of Babylon had made ſome impreſſion- on her mind; that ſhe had found it very difficult to believe him that could nor lie, but Majesty had condeſcended to give her ſtrongeſt demonſtrations of his fidelity; at now ſhe was convinced ſhe had no on to doubt his goodneſs for he had contained his promiſe with an oath, and had in her to ſee that, in his own records, it ſealed with blood; that hitherto ſhe all found his word verified to her, in ſtrongly defending and abundantly ſupplying her wants, ſo that ſhe could ſet to her mind that he was true; the alſo aſked him queſtions, relating to his travels and enjoyments, and he likewiſe anſwered her a free and ſatisfactory manner, ſo that their affections began to warm towards one other: it was a very comfortable interview and their minds were refreſhed with each others converſation.

They appeared ſo agreeable one to another, that he began to think they might be pleaſant and profitable companions all the way; but firſt he retired to deliberate on the converſation that had already paſſed. When the more he thought of her diligence in the purſuit of her journey, her fixed ſatisafaction concerning the end of it, her