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    oushould,”saidshe,”i

    shallbethoughtanunayfriendindeedis

    notcensorious:yetihopeyoue;iprotestishall

    notknotosayifyoudo”

    theladypresentlyafterquittedthesquerade,andjones,

    notedto

    attendherheedileaentioned

    before,naly,theofashilling,anduldnotrelieveitby

    borrohereforeerthechair

    inallthe

    chaipresent,akethebestcaretheycanto

    disuntenanceallbytheirbettersluckily,however,

    thegentrytendattheoperahouseoobusytoquittheir

    stations,andasthelatenessofthehourpreventedhiroeeting

    nyoftheirbrethreninthestreet,heproceededhout

    lestation,inadress,anotherseason,wouldhave

    certainlyraisedabathisheels

    theladyhanoversquare,where

    thedoorbeingpresentlyopened,shehe

    gentlen,ony,erher

    jonesandhispanionogetherinaverywellfuished

    andedrooale,stillspeakinginher

    squeradevoice,saidsheust

    absolutelyhaveforgotherappointnt;atuch

    resentnt,shesuddenlyexprestsoapprehensionfroones,and

    askedhihehinkoftheirhavingbeenalone

    togetherinahouseatthattiofnightbutinsteadofadirect

    ansportantaquestion,jonesbegantobevery

    iortunateask;andatlengthhavingprevailed,

    thereappeared,notsfitzpatrick,buttheladybellastonherself

    itedioustogivetheparticulaversation,h

    nsistedofverynandordinaryoccurrences,anded

    frooingitissufficientto

    ntionallofitthatisanyaterialtothishistoryandthis

    isethattheladyofindoutsophia,andin

    afetoaninterviehher,onnditionthathe

    hentakehisleaveofherhishoroughlysettled,

    andasendetingintheeveningappointedatthesaplace,

    theyseparated;theladyretuedtoherhouse,andjonestohis

    lodgings

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    ntainingasceneofdistress,raordinary

    tostofourreaders

    joneshavingrefreshedhielfned

    partridgetohispresence;anddeliveringhibanknoteoffifty

    pounds,orderedhiogoandchangeitpartridgereceivedthis

    etoreflectfarther,it

    raisedinhiosuspicionsnotveryadvantageoustothehonourof

    hisster:tothesethedreadfulideahehadofthesquerade,the

    disguiseinasterhadgoneoutandretued,andhishaving

    beenabroadallnight,ntributedinplainlanguage,theonlywayhe

    uldpossiblyfindtoacuntforthepossessionofthisnote,wasby

    robbery:and,tonfessthetruth,thereader,unlessheshould

    suspectitothegenerosityofladybellaston,canhardly

    igineanyother

    torjones,andtodojusticeto

    theliberalityofthelady,hehadreallyreceivedthispresentfrobr >

    her,uchintothehackneycharitiesof

    theage,suchasbuildinghospitals,&c,,hoirely

    voidofthatchristianvirtue;andnceivedveryrightlyithink

    thatayoungfelloerit,houtashillingintheworld,was

    noiroperobjectofthisvirtue

    jonesandnightingalehadbeeninvitedtodihisdayh

    sllerattheappointedhour,therefore,thetwoyoung

    gentlen,hthettendedintheparlour,hey

    threetillalstfivebeforethegoodanappearedshe

    hadbeenoutofto,atherretu,

    shegavethefollo

    ”ihope,gentlen,youykingyousureif

    youkneine,aboutsix

    lesoff,shouldbeaoallpersons

    saysshe,lookingatherdaughtershoarryindiscreetly

    thereisnohappinessinthispetencyonancyhow

    shallidescribethechednditioninhifoundyourpoor

    usinshehathscarcelaininaherehis

    dreadful,houtanycurtainstoherbed,and

    notabushelofalsinherhousetosupplyherhfire:hersend

    son,thatslittlefelloebed

    other;forthereisnootherbedinthehousepoorlittle

    toyibelieve,nancy,youore;

    forheisreallyveryilltherestofthechildrenareinprettygood

    health:butlly,iafraid,willdoherselfaninjury:sheis

    butthirteenyearsold,nightingale,andyet,inlife,i

    neversaotherandherbrother;

    and,isuresoyoung,sheshohe

    chearfulnessintheother;andyetisahe

    poorchild,nightingale,tuabout,andprivatelyhe

    tearsfroereyes”heresllered,byherown

    tears,frooingon,andthere,ibelieve,apersonpresent

    panyherintheatlengthshealittlerevered

    herself,andproceededthus:”inallthisdistressthethersupports

    herspiritsinasurprizingnnerthedangerofhersonsits

    heaviestuponher,andyetsheendeavoursaschaspossibleto

    ncealeventhisnce,onherhusbandsacunthergrief,

    hoetisgetsthebetterofallherendeavours;forshe

    ostsensible,

    speredcreatureitisiprotestioreaffected

    inlife,thanhelittlech,

    sevenyearsold,otherhhertears,

    beghertobefortedindeed,a,criedthechild,ishant

    die;godalghty,iure,aheavenbeever

    sofineaplace,ihadratherstayhereandstarvey

    papa,thangotoitpardon,gentlen,icanthelpit”says

    she,yandaffectioninachild

    andyet,perhaps,heisleasttheobjectofpity;foradayortwo

    ostprob

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