The Concern He Seemed To Be Under Gained Immediate Credit To All He
Said; Which He Easily Perceiving, I Know,
Said he, that if I have
recourse to a magistrate I shall have a grant, and proper officers to
force
Her to return to her duty; but I would feign reclaim her by fair
means: - it is death to me to expose her; and if my perswasions will be
effectual, the world shall never know her fault.
The innkeeper then told him she was gone to bed, but he would wait on
him to her chamber, and he might call to her to bid her open the door.
No, answered the count, if she hears my voice she may, perhaps, be
frighted enough to commit some desperate action: - you shall therefore
speak to her, and make some pretence for obliging her to rise.
On this they both went up, and the man knocked softly at first, but on
her not answering immediately, more loud. - She, who heard him before,
but imagining something of what she had heard of others was now going to
happen to herself, was endeavouring to assume all the courage she could
for supporting her in whatever exigence heaven should reduce her to: - at
last she asked who was there, and for what reason she was disturbed. The
innkeeper then said he wanted something out of the room, and she must
needs open the door. This she refused to do, but got out of bed and
began to put on her cloaths, resolving to dye as decently as she could,
verily believing they were come to rob and murder her.
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