It was to be expected that the tide of his emotions would sometimes recede, that intervals of despondency and doubt would occur; but these gradually were more rare, and of shorter duration; and he, at last, arrived at a state considerably uniform in this respect.
His apprenticeship was now almost expired.

On his arrival of age he became entitled, by the will of my grand-father, to a small sum.

This sum would hardly suffice to set him afloat as a trader in his present situation, and he had nothing to expect from the generosity of his master.

Residence in England had, besides, become almost impossible, on account of his religious tenets.

In addition to these motives for seeking a new habitation, there was another of the most imperious and irresistable necessity.