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    theraesofsadstuff,

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    soperhapsangus;ainlybeendulyauthorizedto

    executeatleastajudicialauthorityinforoliterario

    buthoutascertainingalltheproperqualificationsofa

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    ostessentialparts,orifthey

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    untenanan,istobetriedinthis

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    hatheloyedsothousandsofhoursintheposing,shouldbe

    liabletobendeed,becausesoparticularchapter,orperhaps

    chapters,ybeobnoxioustoveryjustandsensibleobjectionsand

    yetnothingisrenthanthestrigoroussentenceupon

    bookssupportedbysuchobjections,heyly

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    dothnotincidehthetasteoftheaudience,orhany

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    tosospleipinions:andifothe

    sentintsofsoechristians,noauthorwill

    besavedinthisaninthenext

    chapter2

    theadventuresethafterherleavingupton

    ourhistory,justbeforeitotuaboutandtravel

    baaidfrohe

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    theuntry,theynoile

    froheinn,heyounglady,lookingbehindher,sawseveral

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    shecalledtotheguidetoputonasfastaspossible

    heiediatelyobeyedher,andaheyrodeafullgallopbutthe

    fasterthey,thefasterheyfollohehorses

    behindeerwere

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    inthesoftestnner,andostcivilitythisgreeting

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    andhthehighestsatisfactiontoherself,retued

    thetravellerserror,

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    partiesproceededthreefulllestogetherbeforeanyoneoffered

    againtoopentheiruths;ty

    thebetterofherfearbutyetbeingsosurprizedthatthe

    otherstillntinuedtoattendher,asshepursuednogreatroad,and

    hadalreadypassedthroughseveraltuings,acstedthestrange

    ladyinastobligingtone,andsaid,”sheofind

    theyeher,,

    onlyedtobespoketo,readilyansthehappiness

    irelyhers;thatshestrangerinthatuntry,

    andeetingapanionofherohatshe

    hadperhapsbeenguiltyofaniertinence,hrequiredgrea

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