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injured man, it is I who ought to kneel to you, instead of your kneeling to me." I now told him the whole case respecting the pretended murder, and the happy vicissitude by which he was rescued from a cruel and ignominious death; adding, that I would settle an annuity upon him, sufficient for him to live in» comfortable independence for the remainder of his days. His gratitude seemed boundless, and having given him my purse with all its contents for a temporary supply, I took leave of him, and sent my own carriage to convey him to one of the principal inns of the city, to stay there to recruit his health and spirits, till he should have fixed on some place of residence. I then went to the widow of his deceased companion, to administer unto her all the consolation my eloquence could bestow, and to bring her all the relief that might be required. Attended by one of the runners of the prison, I entered an old mean house in the suburb, and was conducted to a garret, where a heart-rending scene again presented itself to my view!