ANTIQUITIES. 
the concern imaginable, I said, My 
dear Mrs. Catherine, go in all haste, 
and send me my waiting-maid; she 
certainly cannot reflect how late it 
is: she forgets that I am to present 
a petition to-night ; and -if I let slip 
this opportunity, Iam undone; for 
to-morrow will be toolate. Hasten 
her as much as possible; for I shall 
be on thorns till she comes. Every 
body in the room, who were chiefly 
the guards wives and daughters, 
seemed to compassionate me ex- 
ceedingly ; and the centinel offici- 
ously opened the door. When I 
had seen her out, I returned back 
to my Lord, and finished dressing 
him. I had taken care that Mrs. 
Mills did not go out crying as she 
came in, that my Lord might the 
better pass for the Lady who came 
in crying and afflicted: and the 
more so, because he had the same 
dress which she wore. When I had 
almost finished dressing my Lord in 
ail my petticoats excepting one, I 
perceived that it was growing dark, 
and was afraid that the light of the 
candles might betray us; so I re- 
solved to set off. I went out Jead- 
ing him by the hand; and he held 
his handkerchief to his eyes. I spoke 
to him in the most piteous and af- 
flicting tone of voice, bewailing bit- 
terly the negligence of Evans, who 
had ruined me by her delay. Then 
said I, my dear Mrs. Betty, for the 
love of God, run quickly and bring 
her with you. You know my lodg- 
ing ; and, if ever you made dispatch 
in your life, do it at present: I am 
almost distracted with this disap- 
pointment. The guards opened 
the doors, and I went down stairs 
with him, still conjuring him to 
make ali possible dispatch. Assoon 
as he had cleared the door, I made 
him walk before me, for fear the 
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centinel should take notice of his 
walk ; but I still continued to press 
him to inake all the haste he possibly 
could. Atthe bottom of the stairs 
I met my dear Evans, into whose 
hands I confided him. I had be- 
fore engaged Mr. Mills to be in 
readiness before the Tower to con- 
duct him to some place of safety, in 
case we succeeded. He looked up- 
on the affair so very improbable to 
succeed, that hisastonishment, when 
he saw us, threw him into such con- 
sternation, that he was almost out of 
himself; which Evans perceiving, 
with the greatest presence of mind, 
without telling him any thing, lest 
he should mistrust them, conducted 
him to some of her own friends, 
on whom she could rely, and so se- 
cured bim; without which weshould 
have been undone. When she had 
conducted him, and left him with 
them, she returned to find Mr. Mills, 
who by this time bad recovered him- 
self from his astonishment. They 
went home together; and having 
found a place of security, they con- 
ducted bim to it. 
In the mean while, as I had pre- 
tended to have sent the young Lady 
on a message, I was obliged to re- 
turn up stairs, and go back to my 
Lord’s room, in the same feigned 
anxiety of being too late; so that 
every body seemed sincerely to 
sympathize in my distress. When 
I was in the room, I talked to him 
as if he had been really present ; 
and answered my own questions in 
my Lord's voice as nearly as I could 
imitate it. I walked up and down, 
as if we were conversing together, 
till I thought they had time enough 
thoroughly to clear themselves of 
the guards. 1 then thought proper 
to make off also, I opened the 
door, and stood half in it, that those 
in 
