discourse, gave it as her
opinion that the method I had proposed was by far the safest, quickest,
and cheapest. "Not," said she, "as I think thou wouldest be against any
necessary expense, though I am certain thou wouldest not fling thy money
away."

Soon after, my husband ordered the landlord to send for one of the
masters of the packet-boats, of whom he hired the great cabin, and
agreed to sail from thence the next day, if the wind and the tide
answered.

The settling our method of going over sea had taken up the time till the
dinner was ready, which we being informed of, came out of a chamber we
had been in all the morning, to a handsome parlour, where everything was
placed suitable to our rank; there was a large, old-fashioned service of
plate, and a sideboard genteelly set off. The dinner was excellent, and
well dressed.

After dinner, we entered into another discourse, which was the hiring of
servants to go with us from Dover to Paris; a thing frequently done by
travellers; and such are to be met with at every stage inn. Our footmen
set out this morning on their return to London, and the Quaker and coach
was to go the next day. My new chambermaid, whose name was Isabel, was
to go through the journey, on condition of doing no other business than
waiting on me. In a while we partly concluded to let the hiring of
men-servants alone till we came to Calais, for they could be of no use
to us on board a ship, the sailor's or cabin boy's place being to attend
the cabin passengers as well as his master.

To divert ourselves, we took a walk after we had dined, round about the
town, and coming to the garrison, and being somewhat thirsty, all went
into the sutler's for a glass of wine. A pint was called for and
brought; but the man of the house came in with it raving like a madman,
saying, "Don't you think you are a villain, to ask for a pot of ale when
I know you have spent all your money, and are ignorant of the means of
getting more, without you hear of a place, which I look upon to be very
unlikely?" "Don't be in such a passion, landlord," said my husband.
"Pray, what is the matter?" "Oh, nothing, sir," says he; "but a young
fellow in the sutling room, whom I find to have been a gentleman's
servant, wants a place; and having spent all his money, would willingly
run up a score with me, knowing I must get him a master if ever I intend
to have my money." "Pray, sir," said my husband, "send the young fellow
to me; if I l