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herof
theyoungladyheintendedforhisson,hadbeenhardatitfor
nyhours;andthelatteothe
forrdelightedhthethoughtsthathehadsucceededinalong
ntention,hethersofthefuturebride
andbridegrooinhendeavouredtooverreachtheother,and,
asitnotrarelyhappensinsuchcases,bothhadretreatedfully
satisfiedofhavingobtainedthevictory
thisgentlen,jonesnoan
oftheanshisnductinthis
hereisnoother,isresolved
tokethestofthisinhisearlyyearshehadbeenbredto
trade;but,havingacquiredaverygoodfortune,hehadlately
deoreproperly,hadchangeditfrobr >
dealingingoods,todealingonlyinney,ofhhehadalwaysa
plentifulfundatnd,andofo
keaveryplentifuladvantage,sotisofthenecessitiesof
privaten,andsotisofthoseofthepublichehadindeed
nversedsointirelyoney,thatitybealstdoubted
aginedthereherthingreallyexistinginthe
aybecertainlyaverred,thathefirybelieved
nothingelsetohaveanyrealvalue
thereaderhatfortuneuldnothaveculled
outareiroperpersonforjonestoattackhany
probabilityofsuccess;noruldthesicalladyhavedirected
thisattae
asneythenostinthisgentlensthoughts,
sothenthesadiately
oagination,thatsuchstrangereto
bringhioney,ortofetandacrdingasoneor
otherofthesethoughtsprevailed,henceive**vourableor
unfavourableideaoftheperson
unluckilyforjones,thelatteroftheseheascendantat
present;forasayounggentlenhadvisitedhihedaybefore,h
abillfroissonforaplaydebt,heapprehended,atthefirst
sightofjones,thatheeonsuchanothererrandjones
thereforehadnosoonertoldhihatheeonhissons
aan,beingnfirdinhissuspicion,
burstforthintoanexclation,”thathewouldlosehislabour”
”isitthenpossible,sir,”ansy
business””ifidoguessit,”repliedtheother,”irepeatagainto
you,you,isupposeyouareoneofthose
sparksysonintoallthosescenesofriotanddebauchery,
oreofhisbills,i
proseyouiexpecthepanyforthefutureif
ihadiginedother;
forientalintheruinofnobody””how,sir,”said
jones,”andhisladyofyourproviding””pray,sir,”answered
theoldgentlen,”hoesittobeanynceofyours””nay,
dearsir,”repliedjones,”benotoffendedthatiinterestselfin
ihavesogreatan
honourandvalueitetoupon
youiebyyou
say;foridoassureyou,yoursonisapersonforihavethe
highesthonouay,sir,itisnoteasytoexpresstheestee
haveforyou;
toprovidesuchatchforyourson;aan,ill
kehineofthehappiestnuponearth”
thereisscarceanythingentoourgood
liking,ashavingnattheirfirstappearance;when
oncethoseapprehensionsbegintovanish,thefears
heyoccasioned,andlookonourselvesasindebtedforour
presenteasetothoseverypersonsfirstraisedourfears
thusithappenedtonightingale,hatjones
hadnodendonhiashesuspected,thanhebegantobepleased
hhispresence”pray,goodsir,”saidhe,”bepleasedtositdown
idonotreertohaveeverhadthepleasureofseeingyou
before;butifyouareafriendofson,andhaveanythingtosay
nceingthisyounglady,ishallbegladtohearyouastoher
kinghiappy,itifshedothnotihave
disainarticleshewillbring
hifortuneakinganyreasonable,prudent,sobe,
happy””undoubtedly”criesjones,”forsheisinherselfafortune;
sobeautiful,sogenteel,sospered,andsoed;she
isindeedastairablywell,and
hathastdelicatehandattheharpsichord””ididnotknowany
ofthesetters,”ansan,”forineversahe
lady:butidonotlikeherthee;andiabr >
thebetterpleasedhherfatherfootlayinganystresson
thesequalificationsinourbargainishallalhinkitaproof
ofhisunderstandingasillyfellointhese
artihisdue,he
nevetionedanysuchtter;thoughtobesuretheyareno
disparagentstoaan””idoassureyou,sir,”criesjones,
”shehaththellinthestenentdegree:forpart,iowni
ighthavebeenalittlebacktleless
inateyouhadneverseenthe
lady;thereforeica,sir,inthatcase,toentreatyou,to
njureyou,asyouvaluethehappinessofyourson,nottobe
aversetohistchanhnotonlyallthegood
qualitiesihaventioned,butnyre””ifthatwasyour
business,sir,”saidtheoldgentlen,”hobligedtoyou;
andyouybeperfeywordiwasvery
isfiedhherfortune””sir,”answeredjones,”ihonouryou
everyntreandretobesoeasilysatisfied,sovery
derateonthatacunt,isaproofofthesoundnessofyour
understanding,asind””notsovery
derate,younggentlen,notsoveryderate,”anshe
father”stillreandrenoble,”repliedjones;”andgive
leavetoadd,sensible:forsureitislittlelessthandnessto
nsideeyasthesolefoundationofhappinesssuchaanas
thishherlittle,heothingofafortune””ifind,”criesthe
oldgentlen,”youhaveaprettyjustopinionofm
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herof
theyoungladyheintendedforhisson,hadbeenhardatitfor
nyhours;andthelatteothe
forrdelightedhthethoughtsthathehadsucceededinalong
ntention,hethersofthefuturebride
andbridegrooinhendeavouredtooverreachtheother,and,
asitnotrarelyhappensinsuchcases,bothhadretreatedfully
satisfiedofhavingobtainedthevictory
thisgentlen,jonesnoan
oftheanshisnductinthis
hereisnoother,isresolved
tokethestofthisinhisearlyyearshehadbeenbredto
trade;but,havingacquiredaverygoodfortune,hehadlately
deoreproperly,hadchangeditfrobr >
dealingingoods,todealingonlyinney,ofhhehadalwaysa
plentifulfundatnd,andofo
keaveryplentifuladvantage,sotisofthenecessitiesof
privaten,andsotisofthoseofthepublichehadindeed
nversedsointirelyoney,thatitybealstdoubted
aginedthereherthingreallyexistinginthe
aybecertainlyaverred,thathefirybelieved
nothingelsetohaveanyrealvalue
thereaderhatfortuneuldnothaveculled
outareiroperpersonforjonestoattackhany
probabilityofsuccess;noruldthesicalladyhavedirected
thisattae
asneythenostinthisgentlensthoughts,
sothenthesadiately
oagination,thatsuchstrangereto
bringhioney,ortofetandacrdingasoneor
otherofthesethoughtsprevailed,henceive**vourableor
unfavourableideaoftheperson
unluckilyforjones,thelatteroftheseheascendantat
present;forasayounggentlenhadvisitedhihedaybefore,h
abillfroissonforaplaydebt,heapprehended,atthefirst
sightofjones,thatheeonsuchanothererrandjones
thereforehadnosoonertoldhihatheeonhissons
aan,beingnfirdinhissuspicion,
burstforthintoanexclation,”thathewouldlosehislabour”
”isitthenpossible,sir,”ansy
business””ifidoguessit,”repliedtheother,”irepeatagainto
you,you,isupposeyouareoneofthose
sparksysonintoallthosescenesofriotanddebauchery,
oreofhisbills,i
proseyouiexpecthepanyforthefutureif
ihadiginedother;
forientalintheruinofnobody””how,sir,”said
jones,”andhisladyofyourproviding””pray,sir,”answered
theoldgentlen,”hoesittobeanynceofyours””nay,
dearsir,”repliedjones,”benotoffendedthatiinterestselfin
ihavesogreatan
honourandvalueitetoupon
youiebyyou
say;foridoassureyou,yoursonisapersonforihavethe
highesthonouay,sir,itisnoteasytoexpresstheestee
haveforyou;
toprovidesuchatchforyourson;aan,ill
kehineofthehappiestnuponearth”
thereisscarceanythingentoourgood
liking,ashavingnattheirfirstappearance;when
oncethoseapprehensionsbegintovanish,thefears
heyoccasioned,andlookonourselvesasindebtedforour
presenteasetothoseverypersonsfirstraisedourfears
thusithappenedtonightingale,hatjones
hadnodendonhiashesuspected,thanhebegantobepleased
hhispresence”pray,goodsir,”saidhe,”bepleasedtositdown
idonotreertohaveeverhadthepleasureofseeingyou
before;butifyouareafriendofson,andhaveanythingtosay
nceingthisyounglady,ishallbegladtohearyouastoher
kinghiappy,itifshedothnotihave
disainarticleshewillbring
hifortuneakinganyreasonable,prudent,sobe,
happy””undoubtedly”criesjones,”forsheisinherselfafortune;
sobeautiful,sogenteel,sospered,andsoed;she
isindeedastairablywell,and
hathastdelicatehandattheharpsichord””ididnotknowany
ofthesetters,”ansan,”forineversahe
lady:butidonotlikeherthee;andiabr >
thebetterpleasedhherfatherfootlayinganystresson
thesequalificationsinourbargainishallalhinkitaproof
ofhisunderstandingasillyfellointhese
artihisdue,he
nevetionedanysuchtter;thoughtobesuretheyareno
disparagentstoaan””idoassureyou,sir,”criesjones,
”shehaththellinthestenentdegree:forpart,iowni
ighthavebeenalittlebacktleless
inateyouhadneverseenthe
lady;thereforeica,sir,inthatcase,toentreatyou,to
njureyou,asyouvaluethehappinessofyourson,nottobe
aversetohistchanhnotonlyallthegood
qualitiesihaventioned,butnyre””ifthatwasyour
business,sir,”saidtheoldgentlen,”hobligedtoyou;
andyouybeperfeywordiwasvery
isfiedhherfortune””sir,”answeredjones,”ihonouryou
everyntreandretobesoeasilysatisfied,sovery
derateonthatacunt,isaproofofthesoundnessofyour
understanding,asind””notsovery
derate,younggentlen,notsoveryderate,”anshe
father”stillreandrenoble,”repliedjones;”andgive
leavetoadd,sensible:forsureitislittlelessthandnessto
nsideeyasthesolefoundationofhappinesssuchaanas
thishherlittle,heothingofafortune””ifind,”criesthe
oldgentlen,”youhaveaprettyjustopinionofm
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