His surprize may be easily conceived.

The rustics who occupied the hut told him an imperfect and incredible tale.

He hasted to the city, and extorted from Mrs.Baynton a full disclosure of late disasters.
He was inured to adversity, and recovered, after no long time, from the shocks produced by this disappointment of his darling scheme.

Our intercourse did not terminate with his departure from America.

We have since met with him in France, and light has at length been thrown upon the motives which occasioned the disappearance of his wife, in the manner which I formerly related to you.
I have dwelt upon the ardour of their conjugal attachment, and mentioned that no suspicion had ever glanced upon her purity.