Hesentitimmediately，andIreturn’ditinaboutaweekwithanothernote，expressingstronglymysenseofthefavour。
WhenwenextmetintheHouse，hespoketome（whichhehadneverdonebefore），andwithgreatcivility；andheeveraftermanifestedareadinesstoservemeonalloccasions，sothatwebecamegreatfriends，andourfriendshipcontinuedtohisdeath。
ThisisanotherinstanceofthetruthofanoldmaximIhadlearned，whichsays，\"Hethathasoncedoneyouakindnesswillbemorereadytodoyouanother，thanhewhomyouyourselfhaveobliged。\"
Anditshowshowmuchmoreprofitableitisprudentlytoremove，thantoresent，return，andcontinueinimicalproceedings。
In1737，ColonelSpotswood，lategovernorofVirginia，andthenpostmaster—general，beingdissatisfiedwiththeconductofhisdeputyatPhiladelphia，respectingsomenegligenceinrendering，andinexactitudeofhisaccounts，tookfromhimthecommissionandofferedittome。Iaccepteditreadily，andfounditofgreatadvantage；