since the mysterious assurances of your mother, did not afford me sufficient reason not to try such an expedient to gain the ends of public justice. My suspicion would also have fallen upon Francisca and Don Pedro, the latter of whom returned to his wife the day after your departure, and is since gone with her to Mexico, where he holds the office of Comptroller, by the King's own nomination and appointment. I shall now fend for the Governor, and Dons Fernandos and Bernardos, who have suffered much for your sake, but whose friendship will deem itself sufficiently rewarded by seeing you again.
I embraced my Antonio and thanking him with tears, we passed several hours in such important conversation, as had escaped us before. Soon after my two friends came, and the rest of the day glided away in joyful raptures at this unexpected meeting. At night, the governor also came, when being made acquainted with the whole of my marvellous story, the will and executorship were formally cancelled and resigned to me. It was not till early in the morning when my friends
