Bradfordhadnotbeenbredtoit，andwasveryilliterate；
andKeimer，tho’somethingofascholar，wasamerecompositor，knowingnothingofpresswork。HehadbeenoneoftheFrenchprophets，andcouldacttheirenthusiasticagitations。Atthistimehedidnotprofessanyparticularreligion，butsomethingofallonoccasion；
wasveryignorantoftheworld，andhad，asIafterwardfound，agooddealoftheknaveinhiscomposition。HedidnotlikemylodgingatBradford’swhileIwork’dwithhim。Hehadahouse，indeed，butwithoutfurniture，sohecouldnotlodgeme；buthegotmealodgingatMr。Read’s，beforementioned，whowastheownerofhishouse；and，mychestandclothesbeingcomebythistime，ImaderatheramorerespectableappearanceintheeyesofMissReadthanIhaddonewhenshefirsthappen’dtoseemeeatingmyrollinthestreet。
Ibegannowtohavesomeacquaintanceamongtheyoungpeopleofthetown，thatwereloversofreading，withwhomIspentmyeveningsverypleasantly；andgainingmoneybymyindustryandfrugality，Ilivedveryagreeably，forgettingBostonasmuchasIcould，andnotdesiringthatanythereshouldknowwhereIresided，exceptmyfriendCollins，whowasinmysecret，andkeptitwhenI
wrotetohim。Atlength，anincidenthappenedthatsentmebackagainmuchsoonerthanIhadintended。Ihadabrother—in—law，RobertHolmes，masterofasloopthattradedbetweenBostonandDelaware。HebeingatNewcastle，fortymilesbelowPhiladelphia，heardthereofme，andwrotemealettermentioningtheconcernofmyfriendsinBostonatmyabruptdeparture，assuringmeoftheirgoodwilltome，andthateverythingwouldbeaccommodatedtomymindifIwouldreturn，towhichheexhortedmeveryearnestly。