Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Part 4 summary

What happens

1. Sir William Keith praises the narrator and sends him to Boston with a letter supporting a Philadelphia printing business.
2. His brother resents his display of prosperity, and his father refuses financial support but approves his return to Philadelphia.
3. During the return journey, a Quaker woman warns him against two women whose lodgings subsequently yield stolen goods.
4. Collins drinks heavily and borrows money entrusted to the narrator by Vernon; their friendship breaks after a quarrel over rowing.
5. Keith offers to finance printing equipment and recommends an England trip, while the narrator worries about replacing Vernon’s money.
6. Recalling an earlier voyage, the narrator describes abandoning his refusal to eat fish and questions the reasons people give for satisfying desires.

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