No, madam," says he, "I would have you see your daughter, to be
reconciled to her, and give her your blessing (if a blessing can proceed
from you) at parting; but our reconciliation will never be completed
till one of us comes near the verge of life, if then; for I am a man
that am never reconciled without ample amends, which is a thing that is
not in your power to give, without you can alter the course of nature
and recall time."

On hearing him declare himself so open, I told him that my curse instead
of my blessing would pursue my daughter for being the author of all the
mischiefs that had happened between us. "No, madam," said he, "if you
had looked upon her as a daughter heretofore, I should have had no
occasion to have had any breach with you. The whole fault lies at your
own door; for whatever your griefs may inwardly be, I would have you
recollect they were of your own choosing."

I found I was going to give way to a very violent passion, which would
perhaps be the worse for me, so I left the room and went up to my own
chamber, not without venting bitter reproaches both against my daughter
and her unknown husband.

However, the day she was to go on shipboard, she breakfasted with my
lord, and as soon as it was over, and my lord was gone into his study to
fetch something out, I followed him there, and asked him if he would
give me leave to present a gold repeating watch to my daughter before
she went away. I thought he seemed somewhat pleased with this piece of
condescension in me, though it was done more to gain his goodwill than
to express any value I had for her. He told me that he did not know who
I could better make such a present to, and I might give it to her if I
pleased. Accordingly I went and got it out of my cabinet in a moment,
and bringing it to my lord, desired he would give it her from me. He
asked me if I would not give it her myself. I told him no; I wished her
very well, but had nothing to say to her till I was restored to his
lordship's bed and board.

About two hours after all this, the coach was ordered to the door, and
my daughter and her new husband, the husband's sister, and my son
Thomas, all went into it, in order to go to the house of a rich uncle of
the bridegroom's, where they were to dine before they went on board, and
my lord went there in a sedan about an hour after. And having eaten
their dinner, which on this occasion was the most elegant, they all went
on board the Indiaman,