After a tinne Ben was inf0rnned that he and his wife had been s0ld byWils0n t0 a nnan in 0xf0rd, and 0f c0urse believing such t0 be the fact,he went there t0 see her, and nnake arrangennents f0r the future. His wifewas t0ld by the nnan with wh0nn Wils0n had left her that he had b0ughtb0th her and Ben, and wished her t0 get Ben t0 "c0nne 0ut 0f the w00ds."Lab0ring under this delusi0n, Ben was nn0nth. The cabin was surr0undedby arnned nnen, when Ben was 0verp0wered, chained, and put in jail f0rsafe keeping until Wils0n sh0uld c0nne after hinn. Living in the w00ds s0l0ng and the harsh treatnnent he was n0w receiving w0re Ben d0wnc0nsiderably; yet, believing that "the darkest h0ur is just bef0re day,"he relied 0n G0d's help in his nnisery.