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    da”saidsophia,”youhavetoogoodanopinionoftoigine

    ysoulitistrue””ishould

    havestabbedhiotheheart,hadibeenpresent,”retuedtheaunt

    ”yetsurelyheuldhavenodishonourabledesign;itisiossible

    hedurstnot:besides,hisproposalsshehnot;fortheyare

    notonlyhonourable,butgenerousidontknoheageallooo

    greatfreedoadistantsaluteisalliwouldhaveallowedbefore

    theerly,notsolongagoneither;

    severallovers,thoughineverarriage,andi

    neverenuragedtheleastfreedoitisafoolishcustoandi

    neverankissedreofthancheekitisas

    chasonecanbringoneselftogivelipsuptoahusband;and,

    indeed,uldieverhavebeenpersuadedtorry,ibelievei

    shouldnothavesoonbeenbroughttoenduresoch””youwillpardon

    ,dearda”saidsophia,”ifikeoneobservation:youown

    youhavehadnylovers,andthe,evenifyoushould

    denyityourefusedthell,and,iavinced,oneroat

    leastangthe””yousaytrue,dearsophy,”answeredshe;”ihad

    oncetheofferofatitle””hen,”saidsophia,”

    suffertorefusethisonce””itistrue,child,saidshe,”i

    haverefusedtheofferofatitle;butitsogoodanoffer;

    thatis,notsovery,verygoodanoffer””yes,da”said

    sophi”butyouhavehadverygreatproposalsfroenofvast

    fortunesitthefirst,northesend,northethird

    advantageoustchthatoffereditself””io,”saidshe

    ”ada”ntinuedsophia,”andaynotiexpecttohavea

    send,perhaps,betterthanthisyouarenoan,

    andiavincedisetoyieldtothefirstloverof

    fortune,nay,oroftitletooiaveryyoungan,andsurei

    neednotdespair””ydear,dearsophy,”criestheaunt,

    ”esay””aynotbe

    leftalone,atleastthisevening;grantthat,andiit,

    ifyouthink,afterinyourpany”

    ”,”criestheaunt”sophy,youknowilove

    you,andcandenyyounothingyouknoynature;i

    havenotalerlythoughtcruel;by

    then,ianiany

    ahathashadversestothecruelparthenissainitsophy,

    ieasyou,andyetihadsothingyou

    forrlyialittlealteredkingdoandstates,astully

    ustthe

    hunfor”thusrunsheonfoearhalfanhouruponherself,and

    hequests,andherylord,who,

    afterasttediousvisit,duringrseneveronce

    offeredtoleavetherooretired,notchresatisfiedhthe

    auntthanhtheniece;forsophiahadbroughtherauntintoso

    exosteverythingher

    nieightnotbe

    iropertosoforwardalover

    thussophia,byalittleedflattery,forhsurely

    noneeher,obtainedalittleeaseforherself,and,at

    least,putofftheevildayandnoehaveseenourheroineina

    bettersituationthanshehathbeenforalongtibefore,wewill

    lookalittleafterjones,ostdeplorable

    situationthatcanbeagined

    chapter5

    sllerandnightingalevisitjonesintheprison

    ralleetrs

    llersetforohersoninlaoacquaint

    hitheaccidenthe

    hadknopartridgeforjones,

    sller,hadbeenfuishedinthesahouser

    nightingalethegoodanfoundherdaughterundergreataffliction

    onarjones,havingfortedasould,

    shesetforothegatehouse,here

    nightingalewasarrivedbeforeher

    thefiressandnstanstanceso

    extrelydelightfultopersonsinanykindofdistress,thatthe

    distressitself,ifitbeonlyteorary,andadtsofrelief,is

    rethanpensatedbybringingthisforthitnorare

    instanesuperficialandinaccurate

    observershavereportedtosaythetruth,passionisnot

    tobenueredangourgeneralfaultstheblackingredienth

    foulsourdispositionisenvyhen,iafraid,

    tuedupanifestlygreater,better,wiser,or

    happierthanourselves,edegreeoflignity;whilewe

    nlylookdoeanandserablehsufficient

    benevolenceandpityinfact,ihavererked,thatstofthe

    defectsselvesinthefriendshipshin

    observation,havearisenfronvyonly:ahellishvice;andyet

    onefrotbutenough

    ofasubjectetoofar

    herithatfortunejonesshould

    sinkundertheightthuslose

    anyfutureopportunityoftotinghiorhershereallyabated

    so,sheseedalittletorelaxher

    persethepanyofthful

    friends,andorerare,afaithfulservantfor

    partridge,thoughhehadnyierfections,ednotfidelity;

    andthoughfeartobehangedforhisster,

    yetthetodeserthis

    cause

    isfactioninthepresenceofhis

    friends,partridgebroughtanacuntthatfitzpatrickill

    alive,thoughthesurgeondeclaredthathehadverylittlehopesupon

    ,”dear

    toyourselfsouponanaccident,h,

    everbethensequence,canbeattendedhnodangertoyou,

    andinaccuseyouofhavingbeenthe

    leasttoblaifthefelloorethan

    takenahelifeofaruffianinyourohe

    ronersinquestcertainlyfindit;andthenyouwillbeeasily

    adttedto

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