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After a long and painful detention, the same 

 active benevolence obtained our release ; and 

 as soon as we could hire a vessel, we departed. 

 My kind husband offered to take me to Antigua, 

 and to let me reside there, in the idea that I 

 might have a horrible impression of Jamaica ; 

 and he proposed to visit San Pedro himself, from 

 time to time ; but I would not consent : the days 

 of folly and selfishness were past I now knew 

 and felt my duty. We landed in Jamaica, and 

 there a fresh misfortune awaited us. The person 

 who had been appointed to the care of the San 

 Pedro plantation during our absence, refused to 

 give it up he alleged, that he had been acting 

 under the direct orders of the proprietor ; and 

 more than one reference was made to Mr. 

 Crispin, before all the tedious difficulties could 

 be overcome, and before the law authorities 

 would interfere to dispossess him. To us, who 

 had no ready money, a lawsuit was difficult to 

 manage ; and a very long time elapsed before 

 Mr. P. was completely reinstated. 



A severe illness, under which Mr. Crispin had 

 been labouring, was a great additional source of 

 anxiety to us, and had materially helped to pro- 

 tract the above affair ; but shortly after its termi- 

 nation, we received a most kind and fatherly 

 letter from him, announcing his perfect recovery; 

 but intimating, that he considered his illness as 

 a warning to " set his house in order" ; and in- 



