Sentence:  On some occasions, he displayed all his fund of good humour, with a view to beguile her sorrow; he importuned her to give him the pleasure of <WSD>squiring</WSD> her to some place of innocent entertainment; and, finally, insisted upon her accepting a pecuniary reinforcement to her finances, which he knew to be in a most consumptive condition. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.