This contention of thoughts continued several
weeks, at the end of which the charms of Emilia triumphed over
every other consideration. Having received a supply of money from
the commodore, who acted towards him with great generosity, he
ordered Pipes to put up some linen and other necessaries in a sort
of knapsack, which he could conveniently carry; and, thus attended,
set out early one morning on foot for the village where his charmer
lived, at which he arrived before two o'clock in the afternoon;
having chosen this method of travelling that his route might not
be so easily discovered, as it must have been had he hired horses,
or taken a place in the stage-coach.
The first thing he did was to secure a convenient lodging at the
inn where he dined; then he shifted himself, and, according to the
direction he had received, went to the house of Mrs. Gauntlet in
a transport of joyous expectation. As he approached the gate, his
agitation increased; he knocked with impatience and concern, the
door opened, and he had actually asked if Mrs. Gauntlet was at
home, before he perceived that the portress was no other than his
dear Emilia.
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