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NARRATIVE OF AN 



CHAP. ^'^ t^^s beft bidder. After what has been related, the 



reader may form fome judgment of my furprize and con- 



fufion, when I found among them my ineftimable - 

 Joanna; the fugar-eftate Fauconberg, with its whole 

 ftock, being this day fold by an execution, for the benefit 

 of the creditors of its late poffeflbr, Mr. D. B. who 

 had fled. 



I now felt all the horrors of the damn'd. I bewailed 

 again and again my unlucky fortune, that did not enable 

 me to become her proprietor myfelf, and in my mind I 

 continually painted her enfuing dreadful fituation. I 

 fancied Lfaw her tortured, infulted, and bowing under the 

 weight of her chains, calling aloud, but in vain, for my 

 afliftance. I was miferable, and indeed nearly deprived 

 ©f all my faculties, till reftored by the aflurances of my 

 friend, Mr. Lolkens, who providentially was appointed 

 to continue adminiftrator of the eftate during the abfence 

 of its new pofieflbrs,- Meffrs. Fajfelege and fon, at Am- 

 fterdam, who bought it and its dependants for only four 

 thoufand pounds. 



No fooner was he confirmed in his appointment, 

 than this difinterefted and fieady friend brought Joanna 

 to my prefence ; and pledged himfelf, that in every fer-~ 

 vice which he could render to myfelf or her, and which 

 he had now more in his power than ever, no efforts on 

 his fide fiiould, be wanting. This promife I defired him 

 to keep ia remembrance^ and accordingly he ever lince, 

 moft nobly perfevered* 



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