It would look respectable for her to have an attendant.

This being an extra job, Priscilla earned two sixpences that day.
The governor lived in a fine house, on the hill back of the town, and although we all knew where it was, Priscilla was of great use to us here, for she took us in at a side gate, where we could walk right up to the door of the governor's office, without going to the grand entrance, at the front of the house, where the English flag was flying.

There was a red-coated soldier standing just in the door-way, and when we saw him, we put ourselves on our stiffest behavior.

We told Priscilla to wait outside, in the path, and try and behave so that people would think there was a pretty high-toned party inside.

We then went up to the red-coat, and asked to see the governor.