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nately, however, 1 had not only loft all the Em- 

 prefs's money, but all my own ; and had no 

 other refource but to fend immediately to Sir 

 James Harris to acquaint him with my embar- 

 raflment ; who immediately, though he was then 

 in bed, difpatched his butler to me with five 

 hundred roubles. Thus reinforced, I inftantly 



fet off. 



When I reached Narva, I left there my mili- 

 tary equipage, and went in a fmall carriage of 

 the country to the Duchcfs's feat. I found my 

 wife and family already in the houfe her Grace 

 had given us. I then began to explain the mo- 

 tives of our intended removal ; I told her Grace 

 that, confidering the hazardous fervice I was 

 going upon, and that no military man who was 

 going to the field of acftion could ever fay his 

 return was certain, I thought it necelTary my 

 wife ftiould have fome eftablifliment to call a 

 home J that though Ihe could as often and as 

 long as fhc chofe take up her abode with her 

 Grace, ftill, fhould any thing happen to me, 

 Narva would always, particularly in the event 

 of the Duchefs leaving Ruflia, prove a retreat 

 where Ihe would find friends of her own na- 

 tion ; whereas, in her prefent fituation, llie was 

 an entire Itranger to every one, nor had xnore 

 than one fervant who underftood the language 

 ©f the country. To this the Duchefs replied, 



C 2 firft 



