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    ingofthis,jonesintoaviolentflutterhis

    fortune

    ladybellaston,notabovefiveguineasreined;andthatverying

    hehadbeendunnedbyatradesnforthishonourable

    stresshehandsofherfather,andhehadscarceanyhopes

    evertogetheroutofthegaintobesubsistedatherexpense,

    frohatlittlefortuneshehadindependentofherfather,

    chagainstthedelicacybothofhisprideandhislovethis

    ladysfortune,andhe

    uldhavenoobjectiontoherinanyrespectonthentrary,he

    likedherasanexceptsophiabuttoabandon

    sophia,andrryanother,thatpossible;heuldnotthink

    ofituponanyacuntyet,sinceitwasplain

    sheuldnotbehisnotbekindertoher,thanto

    ntinuelongerengagedtoahopelesspassionforhiughthenotto

    dosoinfriendshiptoherthisnotionprevailedsonts,andhe

    hadalstdeteedtobefalsetoherfrohighpointof

    honour:butthatrefinentabletostandverylongagainst

    thevoiceofnature,thatsuchfriendshipwas

    treasontoloveatlasthecalledforpen,ink,andpaper,and

    asfollorshunt:

    da

    iteto

    sacrificeanygallantrytothepossessionofyou,andiwould

    certainlydoit,thoughi,

    fronyaffairofthatkindbutishouldnotbethehonestnyou

    think,ifididnottellyouthataffectionsareengagedto

    another,anofvirtue,andohatinevercanleave,

    thoughitisprobableishallneverpossesshergodforbidthat,in

    retuofyourkindnessto,ishoulddoyousuchaninjuryasto

    giveyouhandyheartno;ihadchrather

    starvethanbeguiltyofthateventhoughstressarriedto

    another,iarryyouunlesshearthadentirelyeffaced

    alliressionsofherbeassuredthatyoursecretore

    safeinyouroostobliged,and

    gratefulhuleservant,

    tjones

    thisletter,hetohis

    sissuff,kisseditseveraltis,and

    thenstruttedsotusabouthisroooresatisfactionof

    ndthaneveranyirishnfeltincarryingoffafortuneoffifty

    thousandpounds

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    adisverydebypartridge

    hensciousnessofhisintegrity,

    partridge,aswhenhe

    brought,orfanciedhebrought,anygoodtidingshehadbeen

    dispataster,horderstoendeavour,by

    theservantsofladybellaston,orbyanyotherans,todisver

    hersophiahadbeennveyed;andhenoued,andha

    joyfuluntenancetoldourheroethathehadfoundthelostbird

    ”ihaveseen,sir,”sayshe,”blaekeeper,whoisone

    oftheservantsthesquirehathbroughttotowni

    knepresently,thoughihavenotseenhiheseseveralyears;

    butyouknoarkablen,or,touseapurer

    phrase,hehathastrerkablebeard,thelargestandblackesti

    eversaeti,hokgeorgeuld

    rellect””isyourgoodneriesjones;

    ”ysophia””youshallknoly,sir,”

    ansingtoitasfastasicanyouareso

    iatient,sir,youeattheinfinitiveodbeforeyoucan

    gettotheierativeasietibefore

    herellectedface””nfoundyourface”criesjones,”of

    sophia””nay,sir,”ansoreof

    daophiathangoingtotellyou;andishouldhave

    toldyouallbeforethisifyouhadnotinterrupted;butifyou

    looksoangryat,youyhead,or,

    touseapurerphrase,outofryineversawyoulooksoangry

    sincethedayeerifiolivea

    thousandyears””ay,”saidjones:”you

    areresolvedtoked,ifind””notfortheworld,”answered

    partridge,”ihavesufferedenoughforthatalready;h,asisaid,

    ishallbearinrerancethelongestdayihavetolive””well,

    butblackgeorge”criesjones”well,sir,asiwas

    alongtibeforeheuldrellevery

    chalteredsinceisaihavehad

    troublesintheansochasgriefi

    havehearditanshairinanight

    hoehedid,thatssureenough;forweare

    bothofanage,andecharityschoolgeorgewasa

    greatdunendonotthriveinthe

    sureihavereasontosay

    so;butithousandyearshencewell,sir,where

    any

    heartyshakesbythehand,ogotoanalehouseandtakea

    pot,andbygoodlueth

    sinceihavebeenintoingtothepoint;foo

    soonerdidinayou,andtoldhihatyouandicatotown

    together,andhadlivedtogethereversince,thanhecalledfor

    anotherpot,andsoyourhealth;andindeedhe

    drankyourhealthsoheartilythatioseetherewasso

    chgratitudeleftintheptiedthatpoti

    saidiypottoo,andsohertoyourhealth;

    andthenidehastehototellyouthenews”

    iaotasiwas

    ”neentioneday

    sophia””blessihadliketohaveforgotthatindeed,we

    ntionedagreatdealaboutyoungda

    all;thatblifilisingtotoarriedtoher

    hehadbestkehastethen,saysi,orsobodywillhaveher

    beforehees;and,indeed,saysi,seagriitisathousand

    pitiessobodyshouldnothaveher;forhecertainlylovesher

    abovealltheeninthehyouandshe

    knohatitisnotforherfortunehefollow

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