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of immediately returning to France; and I was, 

 at the expence of the Duchefs, to condud her 

 to Dantzic, whether I was going to meet my 

 own family, to bring them to the houfe which 

 the Duchefs had given me on her eftate, within 

 a fhort league of that fhe inhabited. 



The Duchefs had taken my receipt for the 

 money with which fhe had entrufted me to pay 

 Madame de Porquet on her arrival at Dantzic, 

 charging me to take her receipt there; a feem- 

 ing reconciliation then took place, and Ma- 

 dame de Porquet ftaid a few days at her Grace's 

 feat to pack up her effedls. In the mean time, 

 the Duchefs ordered her fteward Mr. Wilkinfon 

 to prepare one of thofe carriages, which are 

 ufed in Ruffia in time of fnow^, and which 

 refembles the body of a coach, only much long- 

 er, to be got ready. Thefe carriages are fur- 

 niflied with beds; and Vv'hen Mr. Vv^ilkinfon 

 informed her Grace that the machine was ready 

 with two beds, fhe fmartly enough replied: — 

 " You have done well, Mr. Wilkinfon, but 

 " your precaution was unneceffary ; I will an- 

 " fwer for it, one bed will ferve them before 

 ** they reach Dantzic." — 



Having obtained, with my commiflion, two 

 months leave of abfence, and permiffion to leave 

 the country, I fet forward without any further 



application to court. 



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