And now the Man resolv’d his Cash to save,
If Cash were his; and Catharine felt delight
To see her Cousin in a decent plight;
And now, contracted, they resolved for Life
To join their Fortune to be Man and Wife.
With more than wonted Courage Catharine sought
For Robert’s Pardon, and at length she brought.
Henceforth a mighty Change in him began:
He was [a] sober, saving, serious Man; 10
He lived to save, and had a friend to prove