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when the state of the army would permit it. Lock- 
hart; some time after, went to court, and in the an- 
tichamber he recognised the person who had been 
_ the bearer of these favours to him; he immediately 
accosted this gentleman in that frank manner which 
was natural to him ; but his appearance was now so 
different from that he bore in the camp, that the: 
gentleman could not recollect that he had ever seen 
~ him before. Lockhart soon put him in mind of the 
transaction, and added, that he fhould never forget 
the happinefs his mefsage had given him, and would 
Be glad if he could make a return. The gentleman 
politely withed him joy of his good fortune, and told 
him, with evident marks of deep regret, that he held 
the same place now as he had done before, and 
scarcely had any hopes that he fhould ever be able 
: to better it. Lockhart fhook him kindly by the hand, 
said nothing particular then, went into court, and, 
before his return, had so effectually interested him- 
self for his disconsolate acquaintance, that he was 
able to with him joy, on his return, on being ap- 
pointed to a higher place: nothing ever gave him so 
much pleasure as actions of this nature. 
When the Protector offered him his niece, Mifs 
Sewster, in marriage, he found that he was in dan- 
*ger of losing her, as fhe had been pre-engaged to 
‘another. But Lockhart, who valued life only when 
Gt could be enjoyed with relifh, found it such @ 
hard tafk to relinquifh his hopes, that without hesita-. 
tion, he resolved to give them up only with his life.. 
| He, therefore, waited upon the gentleman, told him 
without disguise that he must either resolve to give 
wp his pretensions to that lady, or fight him; but 
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