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    ndntthereis,perhaps,nosurerrkoffolly,thanan

    attettorrectthenaturalinfirtiesofthosehe

    finestpositionofhunnature,asay

    haveaflaafraid,ineithercase,isequally

    inayreinofthehighest

    value

    upontheeierfections

    inthecaptain;butasthisan,andeteally

    uponhisguardbeforehitheseappearedtohiorethan

    bleshesinagoodcharacter,adehiverlook,

    andhispreventedhiroisveringtothecaptain

    hielfverydifferententshadhe

    disveredtheehavebeenthe

    case,hadthehusbandandinuedthiskindofbehaviour

    toeaeansto

    prevent,byforcingthecaptaintodothatagain

    deartohisoredallhertendeessandaffection

    to

    chapter8

    areceipttoregainthelostaffectionsofah

    neverbeenknoostdesperatecases

    theinutesh

    hepassedinthenversationofhishwereasfewashe

    uldntrivetokethebythepleasantditationsheenjoyed

    whenalone

    theseditationsployedonallhysfortune;

    for,first,heexercisedchthoughtincalculating,aswellashe

    uld,theexactvalueoftheionsheoftensaw

    occasiontoalterinhisoondlyandchiefly,he

    pleasedhielfhintendedalterationsinthehouseandgardens,

    andinprojees,asproventof

    theestateasofthegrandeuroftheplace:forthispurposehe

    appliedhielftothestudiesofarchitectureandgardening,andread

    oveybooksonboththesesubjects;forthesesciences,indeed,

    eloyedhise,andfordhisonlyasentheatlast

    pletedastexcellentplan:andverysorryhatitisnot

    inourpoopresentittoourreader,sinceeventheluxuryofthe

    presentage,ibelieve,atchitithad,indeed,ina

    superlativedegree,thetso

    rendallgreatandnobledesignsofthisnature;forit

    requiredanioderateexpensetoexee

    tobringittoanysortofperfeerofthese,the

    ienserallhy

    possessed,andselfsureofinheriting,prosed

    veryeffectuallytosupply;andthelatter,thesoundnessofhisown

    nstitution,andhistioflife,iscalled

    ddleage,revedallapprehensionofhisnotlivingtoacplish

    nothingtoenterupontheiediate

    exerallhy;incalculating

    ployedchofhisohasing

    everybookextantthattreatsofthevalueoflives,reversions,&c

    frollself,thatashehadeverydayachance

    ofthishappening,sohadherethananevenchanceofitshappening

    hinafewyears

    butplationsof

    thiskind,oneofthestunluckyass

    happenedtohitheutstliceoffortuneuld,indeed,have

    ntrivednothingsocruel,solapropos,soabsolutelydestructive

    toallhisschesinshort,nottokeepthereaderinlongsuspense,

    justattheveryinstanteditationson

    thehappinessbyallhysdeath,he

    hielfdiedofanapoplexy

    thisunfortunatelybefelthecaptainasheakinghisevening

    self,sothatnobodyany

    assistance,ifindeed,anyassistanceuldhavepreservedhihe

    took,therefore,asureofthatproportionofsoilhwasnow

    beeadequatetoallhisfuturepurposes,andhelaydeadonthe

    ground,agreatthoughnotalivingexaleofthetruthofthat

    observationofhorace:

    tusecandarra

    locassubipsuunus;etsepulchri

    ier,struisdos

    entishallthusgivetotheenglishreader:”you

    providethenoblestterialsforbuilding,kaxeandaspade

    areonlynecessary:andbuildhousesoffivehundredbyahundred

    feet,forgettingthatofsixbytwo”

    chapter9

    aproofoftheinfallibilityoftheforegoingreceipt,inthe

    lantationsofthehothersuitablederationsofdeath,

    suchasphysicians,&c,andanepitaphinthetruestile

    allbledatthe

    a,eda

    nsiderabletilongerthanusual,allhyfirstdeclaredhe

    begantogroost

    punctualathisals;andgaveordersthatthebellshouldberung

    houtthedoors,andespeciallytohosehe

    captaintouse

    allthesesuonsprovingineffectualforthecaptainhad,by

    perverseaccident,betakenhielftoaners

    blifildeclaredsheeneduponheother

    lady,ostintiteacquaintance,and

    thetruestateofheraffections,endeavouredallsheuldto

    pacifyher,tellinghertobesuresheuldnothelpbeinguneasy;

    butthatsheshouldhopethebestthat,perhapsthesnessof

    theeveninghadinticedthecaptaintogofartherthanhisusualwalk:

    orheghtbedetainedatsoneighbourssblifilanswered,no;

    sheeaccidenthadbefallenhiforthathewouldnever

    stayoutustknowould

    kehertheotherlady,havingnootherarguntstouse,betook

    herselftotheentreatiesusualonsuchoccasions,andbeggedher

    nottofrightenherself,foritghtbeofveryillnsequenceto

    heroh;and,fillingoutaverylargeglassofwine,

    advised,andatlastprevailedhhertodrinkit

    allself

    insearchafterthecaptainhisuntenancesufficientlyshohe

    nsteationheh,indeed,hadagooddealdeprived

    hifspeeinds,

    sothesa

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