d gave me such a pull, as made me squeal out,
(my shoulder being bruised on that side,) and drew me on my face. O
cruel creature! said I, if you knew what I have suffered, it would move
you to pity me!

Even Colbrand seemed to be concerned, and said, Fie, madam, fie! you
see she is almost dead! You must not be so rough with her. The coachman
Robin seemed to be sorry for me too, and said, with sobs, What a
scene is here! Don't you see she is all bloody in her head, and cannot
stir?--Curse of her contrivance! said the horrid creature; she
has frightened me out of my wits, I'm sure. How the d---l came you
here?--Oh! said I, ask me now no questions, but let the maids carry
me up to my prison; and there let me die decently, and in peace! For,
indeed, I thought I could not live two hours.

The still more inhuman tigress said, I suppose you want Mr. Williams to
pray by you, don't you? Well, I'll send for my master this minute: let
him come and watch you himself, for me; for there's no such thing as
holding you, I'm sure.

So the maids took me up between them, and carried me to my chamber; and
when the wretch saw how bad I was, she began a little to relent--while
every one wondered (at which I had neither strength nor inclination to
tell them) how all this came to pass, which they imputed to sorcery and
witchcraft.

I was so weak, when I had got up stairs, that I fainted away, with
dejection, pain, and fatigue; and they undressed me, and got me to bed;
and Mrs. Jewkes ordered Nan to bathe my shoulder, and arm, and ancle,
with some old rum warmed; and they cut the hair a little from the back
part of my head, and washed that; for it was clotted with blood, from
a pretty long, but not a deep gash; and put a family plaister upon it;
for, if this woman has any good quality, it is, it seems, in a readiness
and skill to manage in cases, where sudden misfortunes happen in a
family.

After this, I fell into a pretty sound and refreshing sleep, and lay
till twelve o'clock, tolerably easy, considering I was very feverish,
and aguishly inclined; and she took a deal of care to fit me to undergo
more trials, which I had hoped would have been happily ended: but
Providence did not see fit.

She would make me rise about twelve: but I was so weak, I could only sit
up till the bed was made, and went into it again; and was, as they said,
delirious some part of the afternoon. But having a tolerable night on
Thursday, I was a good deal bette