What pains he took to win his Uncle’s Love;
Till the old Man for Fact the Tales received,
And all that once opposed Belief believed.
The Nephew now increased his humble Store,
And saved as fondly as he spent before;
Yet would he purchase [savoury] things and sweet
That his dear Uncle would vouchsafe to eat.
“Some seaman gave them”—that was what he told,
And not that some confectioner had sold. 20
No doubt the fact had caused his Uncle pain,