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    yoeyouaresovery

    kindtotellyourhappinessdependsonne””ho”says

    e,staringinuedshe,”notonlyyourpoor

    sophyshappiness;herverylife,herbeing,dependsuponyour

    grantingherrequesticannotlivee

    intothisrriagee””youcantliver

    blifil”saysysoulicant,”answeredsophia

    ”thendieandbedd,””ohsir,”

    criessophia,catchingholdoftheskirtofhisat,”takepityon

    ,ibeseeoved

    hisdreadfulnditioncanthebestof

    fathersbreakheartebythestpainful,cruel,

    lingeringdeath””poohpooh”criesthesquire;”allstuffand

    nonsense;allidenishtrickskillyou,indeedarriagekill

    you””ohsir,”ansarriageishan

    deathheisnotevenindifferent;ihateanddetesthi””ifyou

    detestunneversoch,”criese,”youshallhaun”thishe

    boundbyanoathtooshoanyviolent

    asseverations,ncludedintheseresolveduponthe

    tch,andunlessyounsenttoitigiveyouagroat,nota

    singlefarthing;no,thoughisaineinthe

    street,iorselofbreadthisis

    fixedresolution,andsoileaveyoutonsideronit”hethenbroke

    froerhsuchviolence,thatherfacedashedagainstthefloor;

    andheburstdire,leavingpoorsophiaprostrate

    ontheground

    eintothehall,hetherefoundjones;whoseeing

    hisfriendlookingostbreathless,uldnot

    forbearenquiringthereasonofalltheselancholyappearancesupon

    ediatelyacquaintedhitter,

    ncludinghbitterdenunciationsagainstsophia,andverypathetic

    lantationsoftheseryofallfathersunateto

    havedaughters

    jones,toalltheresolutionsakeninfavourof

    blifiloststruckdeadhthis

    relation;butreveringhisspiritsalittle,redespair,ashe

    aftertontionattertoe,

    pudencethanahunforeheadwas

    evergiftedight

    endeavourtoobtainhecurrencehherfathersinclinations

    ifthesquirehadbeenasquicksightedashearkablefor

    thentrary,passionghtatpresentvery

    hethankedjonesforofferingtoundertaketheoffice,andsaid,

    ”go,go,prithee,tryanyexecrable

    oathsthatheuheroutofdoorsunlessshensentedto

    thetch

    chapter8

    theetingbetweenjonesandsophia

    jonesdepartedinstantlyinquestofsophia,hefoundjust

    risenfroheground,herhadlefther,hthetears

    triherlipshe

    presentlyrantoher,andhavoicefullatonceoftendeess

    andterrour,cried,”osophia,eansthisdreadfulsight”she

    lookedsoftlyathiorantbeforeshespoke,andthensaid,

    ”jones,forheavenssakehoeyouhereleave,ibeseech

    you,thisnt””donot,”sayshe,”iosesoharshand

    uponheartbleedsfasterthanthoselipsosophia,howeasily

    uldidrainveinstopreserveonedropofthatdearblood””i

    havetoonyobligationstoyoualready,”answeredshe,”forsureyou

    anttheutenderlyalstanute,and

    thenburstingintoanagony,rjones,whydidyousave

    lifedeathh””happierfor

    usboth”criedhe”uldracksoresopainfullyas

    sophiasicannotbearthedreadfulsounddoilivebutforher”

    bothhisvoiceandlooksendeesswhenhe

    spoketheseetihelaidgentlyholdonher

    hand,hitosaythetruth,she

    hardlykneontsnowpassedin

    silencebetheselovers,whilehiseyeswereeagerlyfixedon

    sophia,andhersdecliningtoheground:atlastsherevered

    strengthenoughtodesirehigaintoleaveher,forthathercertain

    ruinhensequenceoftheirbeingfoundtogether;adding,

    ”oh,jones,youkno,youknohathpassedthiscruel

    afteoon””iknoysophia,”ansher

    hathtoldall,andhehielfhathsenthithertoyou””

    fathersentyouto”repliedshe:”sureyoudrea””o

    heaven,”crieshe,”itoh,sophia,yourfatherhath

    senttoyou,tobeanadvoyodiousrival,tosolicit

    youinhisfavouritookanyanstogetaccesstoyouospeakto

    ,sophiafortbleedingheartsurenooneeverloved,ever

    doatedlikedonotunkindlyhholdthisdear,thissoft,this

    gentlehandonent,perhaps,tearsyouforeverfroenothing

    lessthanthiscrueloccasionuld,ibelieve,haveevequered

    therespectandae”shestooda

    ntsilent,andveredhnfusion;thenliftinguphereyes

    gentlyto,shecried,”e

    say””odobutprose,”crieshe,”thatyouneverwillgive

    yourselftoblifil””nanot,”anshedetestedsound

    beassuredineverypo

    hi””nohen,”crieshe,”lykind,goa

    littlefarther,andaddthatiyhope””alas”saysshe,”

    jones,ehopehaveitobestowyouknow

    fathersintentions””butiknopliance

    cannotbepelled””ustbethe

    dreadfulnsequenydisobedienceoyleast

    ny

    fatherssery””heishielfthecause,”criesjones,”by

    exactingapothinkon

    theserytosufferifiaoloseyou,andseeonh

    sidepityuthebalance””thinkofit”repliedshe:”can

    youigineidonotfeeltheruinustbringonyou,shouldi

    plye

    resolutiontobidyouflyfroeforever,andavoidyourown

    destruction”

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