This evening came my she cozen Porter to see us (the first time that we had seen her since we came to this end of the town) and after her Mr. Hart, who both staid with us a pretty while and so went away.
Our home at the Navy-office, which is and hath a pretty while been in good condition, finished and made very convenient.
Up betimes and to my vyall and song book a pretty while, and so to my office, and there we sat all the morning.
Now they read, they pray, they go to meetings, and seem to be serious a pretty while, but at last they forget.
With this last wife Mr. Badman lived a pretty while; but, as I told you before, in a most sad and hellish manner.
After this it was a pretty while before I heard from either of them again.
After some time she laid her child to sleep in the cradle, and stepped out on a sudden, but came not in again for a pretty while.
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