SirWilliamKeith, governoroftheprovince, wasthenatNewcastle, andCaptainHolmes, happeningtobeincompanywithhimwhenmylettercametohand, spoketohimofme, andshow', andseem'dsurpris''dayoungmanofpromisingparts, andthereforeshouldbeencouraged; theprintersatPhiladelphiawerewretchedones; and, ifIwouldsetupthere, hemadenodoubtIshouldsucceed; forhispart, hewouldprocuremethepublicbusiness, -in-lawafterwardstoldmeinBoston, butIknewasyetnothingofit; when, oneday, KeimerandIbeingatworktogethernearthewindow, wesawthegovernorandanothergentleman (whichprovedtobeColonelFrench, ofNewcastle), finelydress'd, comedirectlyacrossthestreettoourhouse, andheardthematthedoor.
