In this instance M.de Fontanges did not accompany him to Basse Terre, but bade him adieu at his own door.
Newton, soon after he was on the road, perceived that M.de Fontanges had acted from a motive of delicacy, that he might not receive the thanks of Newton for two valises, well furnished, which overtook Newton about a quarter of a mile from the plantation, slung on each side of a horse, under the guidance of a little negro, perched on the middle.
Newton made his acknowledgments to the governor for his kind consideration, then embarked on board of the _Marie Therese_ schooner, and in three days he once more found himself on shore in an English colony; with which piece of information I conclude this chapter..