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    小說站  www.xsz.tw台灣小說網  www.192.tw栗子網  www.lizi.twndnt.thereis,perhaps,nosurerrkoffolly,thanan

    attettorrectthenaturalinfirtiesofthosehe

    fipositionofhunnature,asay

    haveaflaafraid,ihercase,isequally

    inayreinofthehighest

    value.

    upontheeierfes

    iain;butasthisan,aeally

    uponhisguardbeforehitheseappearedtohiorethan

    bleshesinagoodcharacter,adehiverlook,

    andhispreventedhiroisveringtothecaptain

    hielf.verydiffereshadhe

    disveredtheehavebeenthe

    case,hadthehusbandandihiskindofbehaviour

    toeaeansto

    prevent,byfthecaptaintodothatagain

    deartohisoredallhertendeessandaffe

    to.

    chapter8

    areceipttaiaffesofah

    neverbeenknoostdesperatecases

    theinutesh

    hepassedintheionofhishwereasfewashe

    uldntrivetokethebythepleasantditationsheenjoyed

    whenalone.

    theseditationsployedon.allhysfortune;

    for,first,heexercisedchthoughtincalculating,aswellashe

    uld,theexactvalueoftheioensaw

    occasiontoalterinhisoondlyandchiefly,he

    pleasedhielfhinteerationsinthehouseandgardens,

    andinprojees,asproventof

    theestateasofthegrandeuroftheplace:forthispurposehe

    appliedhielftothestudiesofarchitectureandgardening,andread

    overnybooksonboththesesubjects;forthesesces,indeed,

    eloyedhise,andfordhisonlyaselast

    pletedastexcellentplan:andverysorryhatitisnot

    inourpoopresentittoourreader,siheluxuryofthe

    presentage,ibelieve,atchit.ithad,indeed,ina

    superlativedegree,thetso

    rendallgreatandnobledesignsofthisnature;forit

    requiredaeexpeoexee

    tittoanysortofperfeerofthese,the

    ienser.allhy

    possessed,andselfsureofiing,prosed

    veryeffectuallytosupply;aer,thesoundnessofhisown

    nstitution,andhistioflife,iscalled

    ddleage,revedallapprehensionofhisnotlivingtoacplish.

    nothierupontheiediate

    exer.allhy;incalculating

    ployedchofhisohasing

    everybookextantthattreatsofthevalueoflives,reversions,&c.

    frollself,thatashehadeverydayace

    ofthishappening,sohadherethananevenceofitshappening

    hinafewyears.

    butplationsof

    thiskind,ohestunluckyass

    happeohitheutstliceoffortuneuld,indeed,have

    ntrivednothingsocruel,solapropos,soabsolutelydestructive

    toallhissches.inshort,nottokeepthereaderinlongsuspense,

    justattheveryinstaationson

    thehappinessby.allhysdeath,he

    hielfdiedofanapoplexy.

    thisunfortunatelybefelthecaptainasheakinghisevening

    self,sothatnobodyany

    assistance,ifindeed,anyassistanceuldhavepreservedhihe

    took,therefore,asureofthatproportionofsoilhwasnow

    beeadequatetoallhisfuturepurposes,andhelaydeadonthe

    ground,agreatthoughnotalivingexaleofthetruthofthat

    observationofhorace:

    tusedarra

    locassubipsuusepulchri

    ier,struisdos.

    entishallthusgivetotheenglishreader:”you

    providetheerialsforbuilding,kaxeandaspade

    areonlynecessary:andbuildhousesoffivehundredbyahundred

    feet,fettingthatofsixbytwo.”

    chapter9

    aproofoftheinfallibilityofthefoingreceipt,inthe

    lantationsofthehothersuitablederationsofdeath,

    suchasphysis,&daaphiruestile

    .allbledatthe

    a,eda

    nsiderabletilohanusual,.allhyfirstdeclaredhe

    begantogroost

    punctualathisals;andgaveordersthatthebellshouldberung

    houtthedoors,andespeciallytohosehe

    captaintouse.

    allthesesuonsprovingiualforthecaptainhad,by

    perverseact,betakeoaners.

    blifildeclaredsheened.upoher

    lady,ostintiteacquaintand

    thetruestateofheraffes,endeavouredallsheuldto

    pacifyher,telliobesuresheuldnothelpbeinguneasy;

    butthatsheshouldhopethebest.that,perhapsthesnessof

    theeveninghadihecaptaintogofartherthanhisusualwalk:

    htbedetaisoneighbours.s.blifilanswered,no;

    sheeacthadbefallenhiforthathewouldnever

    stayoutustknowould

    keher.theotherlady,havingnountstouse,betook

    herselftotheeiesusualonsuchoccasions,andbeggedher

    notthtenherself,fhtbeofveryillnsequeo

    heroh;and,fillingoutaverylargeglassofwine,

    advised,andatlastprevailedhhertodrinkit.

    .allself

    insearchafterthecaptain.hisuntenancesuffitlyshohe

    ionheh,indeed,hadagooddealdeprived

    hifspeeinds,

    sothesa

    ...
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