52 THE HISTORY OF

He immediately offered me half-a-guinea. 1
was surprised, and said, “‘O! Sir, this is too
much; my mistress would not take half of
it.”

“Then,” said he, “my good Susan, do you
pay your mistress what you think she might
expect, and keep the rest yourself.” .

“No, no, no, Sir,” said I, refusing to take
the money; ‘I am only her servant, and have
no right to the profits of her work.”

The Captain looked very hard indeed at me
when I spoke these words; and, when I had
done, he said, ‘‘ Your mistress is very happy,
my good Susan, in so honest a servant. But
you must take the whole of this money for
yourself; when I see your mistress I will pay
her for the work.”

‘Indeed, Sir, I cannot take it; I thank your
honour for your generosity, but I assure you,
that I want for nothing, and I have no right to
take money which I have not earned.” So say-
ing, I made another courtesy, and hastened —
away. When I got into the street, it was time
to go to church.

While I was at church, I could not help
thinking how very odd it was that the Captain
should offer me money, wondering that so great
and fine a gentleman should talk to so poor a
girl as myself in so free a manner. -

These thoughts so entirely filled my mind,
that I fear I knew little of what passed in the
church; and thus, at the very time when it be-
hoved me to put on the whole armour of God.
1 was entirely off my guard; but faithful was