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She was among the first to offer her services , and those of her daughter , to Lady Moncton . The pretty young wife of the huntsman attracted the attention of the lady of the Hall , and she employed her constantly about her person , while in cases of sickness , for she was very fragile , Dinah officiated as nurse . `` A year passed away , and the lady of the manor and the wife of the lowly huntsman were both looking forward with anxious expectation to the birth of their first-born . `` At midnight , on the 10th of October , 1804 , an heir was given to the proud house of Moncton ; a weak , delicate , puny babe , who nearly cost his mother her life . At the same hour , in the humble cottage at the entrance of that rich domain , your poor friend , George Harrison -LRB- or Philip Mornington , which is my real name -RRB- was launched upon the stormy ocean of life . '' At this part of Harrison 's narrative I fell back upon my pillow and groaned heavily . George flew to my assistance , raising me in his arms and sprinkling my face with water .