wentoncemoretothepolicecourt，andtoldmystory——toanothermagistratethistime。Myonlypetitionwastohavemyhusbandkeptawayfromme。’Idon’twanttobeaburdenonothers’Isays’Idon’twanttodoanythingbutwhat’sright。
Idon’tevencomplainofhavingbeenverycruellyused。AllIaskistobelettoearnanhonestliving。Willthelawprotectmeintheefforttodothat？’
“Theanswer，insubstance，wasthatthelawmightprotectme，providedIhadmoneytospendinaskingsomehighercourttograntmeaseparation。AfterallowingmyhusbandtorobmeopenlyoftheonlypropertyIpossessed——namely，myfurniture——thelawturnedroundonmewhenIcalleduponitinmydistress，andheldoutitshandtobepaid。Ihadjustthreeandsixpenceleftintheworld——andtheprospect，ifIearnedmore，ofmyhusbandcomingwithpermissionofthelawandtakingitawayfromme。
Therewasonlyonechance——namely，togettimetoturnroundin，andtoescapehimagain。Igotamonth’sfreedomfromhim，bycharginghimwithknockingmedown。Themagistratehappeningtobeyoung，andnewtohisbusinesssenthimtoprison，insteadoffininghim。Thisgavemetimetogetacharacterfromtheclub，aswellasaspecialtestimonialfromgoodMr。Bapchild。Withthehelpofthese，Iobtainedaplaceinaprivatefamily——aplaceinthecountry，thistime。
“Ifoundmyselfnowinahavenofpeace。Iwasamongworthykind-heartedpeople，whofeltformydistresses，andtreatedmemostindulgently。Indeed，throughallmytroubles，ImustsayI