He told me whereabouts I could get lodgings, and advised me to apply to one of the men who let out a number of sedan chairs, to hire one out to me by the week.
"Well, your honour, once I had taken the lodging, I thought no more of the chair, but went about the business for which I had come to London.

I had not been an hour in the town before I made the acquaintance of half a dozen, at least, of my countrymen, and found out which was the prison in which you were kept.

At first, I thought of going there and giving myself up, on condition that I might be employed as your servant.

Then I thought, perhaps they would not keep their word to me, but would send me back to Harwich; and then the thought struck me that I might, some way or other, get your honours out of prison.
"When I first saw the place, it seemed to me that it was impossible.

The place was mighty strong, the windows all barred, and I had no means of finding out where you were lodged.