I had boarded in his family several weeks after my recovery from fever and ague.

He, as well as his wife, at that time professed a strong interest in my prosperity.

When I left them, and entered on my voyage to South America in the Clarissa, they bade me farewell with protestations of an affection as warm and enduring as if I had been a near and dear relative.

It is therefore not wonderful that when I spied Mr.Robinson my heart yearned towards him.

I had encountered a friend in that overgrown city; I saw a familiar face the first for many months.