te of friendship, which the lieutenant would have
willingly, ay, and with pleasure, paid. Nevertheless, Peregrine
peremptorily refused his assistance, though not without expressing
himself in terms of acknowledgment suitable to the occasion. He told
him, it would be time enough to make use of his generosity, when he
should find himself destitute of all other resource. Jack employed all
his rhetoric, with a view of persuading him to take this opportunity
to procure his own enlargement; and, finding his arguments ineffectual,
insisted upon his accepting an immediate supply for his necessary
occasions; swearing with great vehemence, that he would never return
to the garrison, unless he would put him upon the footing of any other
tenant, and receive his rent accordingly.

Our young gentleman as positively swore, that he never would consider
him in that light; remonstrating, that he had long ago settled the
house upon him for life, as a pledge of his own esteem, as well as in
conformity with the commodore's desire; and beseeching him to return
to his usual avocations, protested that, if ever his situation should
subject him to the necessity of borrowing from his friends, Mr. Hatchway
should be the first man to whom he would apply himself for succour.
To convince him that this was not the case at present, he produced the
bank-note which he had received in the letter, together with his
own ready money; and mentioned some other funds, which he invented
extempore, in order to amuse the lieutenant's concern. In the close
of this expostulation, he desired Pipes to conduct Mr. Hatchway to the
coffee-house, where he might amuse himself with the newspaper for half
an hour; during which he would put on his clothes, and bespeak something
for dinner, that they might enjoy each other's company as long as his
occasions would permit him to stay in that place.

The two sailors were no sooner gone, than he took up the pen, and wrote
the following letter, in which he enclosed the bank-note to his generous
benefactress:

Madam,--Your humanity is not more ingenious than my
suspicion. In vain you attempt to impose upon me by an
act of generosity, which no person on earth but your
ladyship is capable of committing. Though your name was
not subscribed on the paper, your sentiments were fully
displayed in the contents, which I must beg leave to
restore, with the same sense of gratitude, and for the
same r