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hoeverwason
thestage””hethebestplayer”criespartridge,ptuous
sneer,”yselfiaure,ifihad
seenaghost,ishouldhavelookedintheverysanner,anddone
justashedidandthen,tobesure,inthatscene,asyoucalledit,
betandhisther,eheactedsofine,why,
lordhelp,anyn,thatis,anygoodn,thathadsucha
ther,eiknowyouareonlyjoking
e;butindeed,dathoughiaplayinlondon,
yetihaveseenay
ney;hespeaksallhisinctly,halfasloudagainasthe
otheranybodyyseeheisanactor”
rsllerhusengagedinnversationhpartridge,a
ladydiatelykners
fitzpatrickshesaid,shehadseenhiroheotherpartofthe
gallery,andhadtakenthatopportunityofspeakingtohiasshehad
sothingtosay,ightbeofgreatserviselfshethen
aentthenext
dayintheing;ion,shepresentlychangedto
theafteoon;atejonesprosedtoattendher
thusendedtheadventureattheplayhouse;ridgehad
affordedgreatrth,notonlytojonesandsller,buttoall
oreattentivetohesaid,
thantoanythingthatpassedonthestage
hedurstnotgotobedallthatnight,forfearoftheghost;and
foynightsaftersedthreehoursbeforeheto
sleep,eapprehensions,andesingreat
horrors,ercyuponusthereitis”
chapter6
inhehistoryisobligedtolookback
itisalstiossibleforthebestparenttoobserveanexact
iartialitytohiseritshould
biashisaffeed,when
thatsuperioritydeteeshispreference
asiregardallthepersonagesofthishistoryinthelightof
ustnfessthesainclinationofpartialityto
sophiandforthatihopethereaderethesa
excuse,frohesuperiorityofhercharacter
thisextraordinarytendeessyheroine,never
sufferstoquitheranylongtiostreluctance
iuldnopatientlytoinquirehath
happenedtothislovelycreaturesinceherdeparturefroer
fathers,butthatiabligedfirsttopayashortvisitto
blifil
e,inthefirstnfusionintoind,
uponthesuddenneer,andinthefirst
hurrytogoafterher,hadnotoncethoughtofsendinganyacunt
ofthedisverytoblifilhehadnotgonefar,however,beforehe
rellectedhielf,andacrdinglystoptattheveryfirstinnhe
cato,anddispatchedaessengertoacquaintblifilhhis
havingfoundsophia,andresolutiontorryherto
hiediately,ifheeupafterhiotown
asthelovehatviolentkind,
esuchaccident,
uldlessen,hisinatchatallalteredby
herhavingrunahoughheolaythistohisown
abracedthisofferindeed,he
noarrying
thisyounglady,andthisred;forhencludedthat
trinyaffordedanequalopportunityofsatisfyingeitherhatredor
love;andthisopinionisveryprobablyverifiedbychexperience
tosaythetruth,ifojudgebytheordinarybehaviourof
rriedpersonstoeachother,tonclude
thatthegeneralityseektheindulgenerpassiononly,in
theirunionofeverythingbutofhearts
there
allan,hedepartureofsophia
foeitherthat,northe
hithegreataversionobe
seriouslynattersso
farhebynoansncurredhtheopinionofthoseparents,who
thinkitasiaterialtonsulttheinclinationsoftheirchildren
intheaffairofrriage,astosolicitthegoodpleasureoftheir
servantsheyintendtotakeajouey;andwhoarebylaw,or
decencyatleast,usingabsoluteforceonthe
ntrary,asheesteedtheinstitutiontobeofthestsacred
kind,hethoughteverypreparatorycautionnecessarytopreserveit
holyandinviolate;andveryhatthesurestway
toeffectthishefoundationinpreviousaffection
blifilindeedsooncuredhisuncleofallangeronthesreof
deceit,bynyvoestationsthathehadbeendeceived
hielf,anydeclarationsofeverywell
tallied;butnoopersuadeallhytonsenttotherenewing
hisaddresses,atterofsuchapparentdifficulty,thatthevery
appearancetohavedeterredalessenterprizinggenius;
butthisyounggentlensoalents,thatnothing
edtohiardtobeatchieved
herethenherepresentedtheviolenceofhisoion,and
thehopesofsubduingaversionintheladybyperseverancehe
beggedthat,inanaffaironurerepose,
heghtatleastbeatlibertytotryallfairansforsuccess
heavenforbid,hesaid,thatheshouldeverthinkofprevailingbyany
otherthanthestgentlethods”besides,sir,”saidhe,”if
theyfail,youytheneenoughdenyyour
nsent”heurgedthegreatandeagerdesirerehad
fortheteofjones,
toheiutedallthathadhappened;andfrohesaid,to
preservesovaluableayoungladyofcharity
alltheseargunts,a
littlestrongerontheauthorityofparentsthanblifilhielf
haddoneheascribedtheasuresrblifilo
taketochristiantives;”andthough,”sayshe,”thegoodyoung
gentlenhathntionedcharitylast,ialstnvinceditishis
firstandprincipalnsideration”
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hoeverwason
thestage””hethebestplayer”criespartridge,ptuous
sneer,”yselfiaure,ifihad
seenaghost,ishouldhavelookedintheverysanner,anddone
justashedidandthen,tobesure,inthatscene,asyoucalledit,
betandhisther,eheactedsofine,why,
lordhelp,anyn,thatis,anygoodn,thathadsucha
ther,eiknowyouareonlyjoking
e;butindeed,dathoughiaplayinlondon,
yetihaveseenay
ney;hespeaksallhisinctly,halfasloudagainasthe
otheranybodyyseeheisanactor”
rsllerhusengagedinnversationhpartridge,a
ladydiatelykners
fitzpatrickshesaid,shehadseenhiroheotherpartofthe
gallery,andhadtakenthatopportunityofspeakingtohiasshehad
sothingtosay,ightbeofgreatserviselfshethen
aentthenext
dayintheing;ion,shepresentlychangedto
theafteoon;atejonesprosedtoattendher
thusendedtheadventureattheplayhouse;ridgehad
affordedgreatrth,notonlytojonesandsller,buttoall
oreattentivetohesaid,
thantoanythingthatpassedonthestage
hedurstnotgotobedallthatnight,forfearoftheghost;and
foynightsaftersedthreehoursbeforeheto
sleep,eapprehensions,andesingreat
horrors,ercyuponusthereitis”
chapter6
inhehistoryisobligedtolookback
itisalstiossibleforthebestparenttoobserveanexact
iartialitytohiseritshould
biashisaffeed,when
thatsuperioritydeteeshispreference
asiregardallthepersonagesofthishistoryinthelightof
ustnfessthesainclinationofpartialityto
sophiandforthatihopethereaderethesa
excuse,frohesuperiorityofhercharacter
thisextraordinarytendeessyheroine,never
sufferstoquitheranylongtiostreluctance
iuldnopatientlytoinquirehath
happenedtothislovelycreaturesinceherdeparturefroer
fathers,butthatiabligedfirsttopayashortvisitto
blifil
e,inthefirstnfusionintoind,
uponthesuddenneer,andinthefirst
hurrytogoafterher,hadnotoncethoughtofsendinganyacunt
ofthedisverytoblifilhehadnotgonefar,however,beforehe
rellectedhielf,andacrdinglystoptattheveryfirstinnhe
cato,anddispatchedaessengertoacquaintblifilhhis
havingfoundsophia,andresolutiontorryherto
hiediately,ifheeupafterhiotown
asthelovehatviolentkind,
esuchaccident,
uldlessen,hisinatchatallalteredby
herhavingrunahoughheolaythistohisown
abracedthisofferindeed,he
noarrying
thisyounglady,andthisred;forhencludedthat
trinyaffordedanequalopportunityofsatisfyingeitherhatredor
love;andthisopinionisveryprobablyverifiedbychexperience
tosaythetruth,ifojudgebytheordinarybehaviourof
rriedpersonstoeachother,tonclude
thatthegeneralityseektheindulgenerpassiononly,in
theirunionofeverythingbutofhearts
there
allan,hedepartureofsophia
foeitherthat,northe
hithegreataversionobe
seriouslynattersso
farhebynoansncurredhtheopinionofthoseparents,who
thinkitasiaterialtonsulttheinclinationsoftheirchildren
intheaffairofrriage,astosolicitthegoodpleasureoftheir
servantsheyintendtotakeajouey;andwhoarebylaw,or
decencyatleast,usingabsoluteforceonthe
ntrary,asheesteedtheinstitutiontobeofthestsacred
kind,hethoughteverypreparatorycautionnecessarytopreserveit
holyandinviolate;andveryhatthesurestway
toeffectthishefoundationinpreviousaffection
blifilindeedsooncuredhisuncleofallangeronthesreof
deceit,bynyvoestationsthathehadbeendeceived
hielf,anydeclarationsofeverywell
tallied;butnoopersuadeallhytonsenttotherenewing
hisaddresses,atterofsuchapparentdifficulty,thatthevery
appearancetohavedeterredalessenterprizinggenius;
butthisyounggentlensoalents,thatnothing
edtohiardtobeatchieved
herethenherepresentedtheviolenceofhisoion,and
thehopesofsubduingaversionintheladybyperseverancehe
beggedthat,inanaffaironurerepose,
heghtatleastbeatlibertytotryallfairansforsuccess
heavenforbid,hesaid,thatheshouldeverthinkofprevailingbyany
otherthanthestgentlethods”besides,sir,”saidhe,”if
theyfail,youytheneenoughdenyyour
nsent”heurgedthegreatandeagerdesirerehad
fortheteofjones,
toheiutedallthathadhappened;andfrohesaid,to
preservesovaluableayoungladyofcharity
alltheseargunts,a
littlestrongerontheauthorityofparentsthanblifilhielf
haddoneheascribedtheasuresrblifilo
taketochristiantives;”andthough,”sayshe,”thegoodyoung
gentlenhathntionedcharitylast,ialstnvinceditishis
firstandprincipalnsideration”
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