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    na,innfortytotheopinionofnkind,hink,rather

    oughttohonourthantobeashadofthisbuilding,asitis,orat

    leastghtbede,ofrebeosocietythanalstany

    otherpublicere.inaorereasonsforhis

    nduorthertoningthatevening,and

    nothingreinedforhiuttontrivethequodo,happeared

    tobeatterofsodifficulty.

    noan,thoughsoorals,was

    perfectlystraightinhispersorongand

    ade.hisfacetooebythegeneralityof

    en,forithtolerablygoodteeth.such

    akinganiressiononlandlady,whohadno

    littlerelishforthiskindofbeauty.shehad,indeed,areal

    passionfortheyoungn;andhearingfrohesurgeonthat

    affairsogoillhthevolunteer,shesuspectedthey

    ghthereafterhtheensign.having

    obtaiherefore,leavetokehivisit,andfindinghina

    verylanood,

    therehevolunteerslife,sheproceeded

    tothroehints,heotherreadilyandeagerly

    takingup,theysooncathtuanding;andit

    lengthagreedthattheensignshould,atacertainsignal,asd

    thechiey,nigverysoonhthatofthekit,

    heghtthereagaihielfdoan

    opportunitybykeepiclear.

    butlestourreaders,ofadifferentplexion,shouldtakethis

    oningallpassionasafolly,and

    peicioustosociety,entionanotherparticular

    ightpossiblyhavesolittleshareinthisa.theensign

    happeobeatthistipossessedofthesuffiftypounds,

    pany;forthecaptainhaving

    quarrelledentofhis

    panytotheensign.thisney,hohoughtproperto

    depositinlandladyshand,possiblybyy

    thathe;

    buteverhenditioainitis,thatshehadthe

    neyandtheensignhisliberty.

    thereaderyperhapsexpeperofthis

    goodan,thathepoortiakenprisonerfora

    fadiatelyhave

    interposedinhisbehalf;butherithatshehadalready

    exhaustedallherpassionintheaboventionedinstance,or

    thatthefeaturesofthisfellothose

    oftheensign,uldnotraiseit,ii,farfrobr >

    beinganadvocateforthepresentprisoner,sheurgedhisguilttohis

    officer,declaring,hupliftedeyesandhands,thatshe

    havehadanynurdererforalltheworld.

    everythingostofthepaued

    againtotheirbeds;butthelandlady,eitherfrohenatural

    aherfearforherplate,havingno

    propensitytosleep,prevailedhtheofficers,astheyo

    rehher

    overaboh.

    joneshadlainahispartofthe

    hurryandbustlethathadpassed,ofecuriosity

    tokiculars.hethereforeappliedtohisbell,hhe

    rungatleasttesylandladywas

    insuchhighrthpany,thatnoclapperuldbeheard

    therebutheroberid,ting

    togetherifoeitherdursthesitupnorsheliein

    bedaloheretheyheardthebellriheywere

    frightened,andasitheirplaces.

    atlast,atalutervalofchat,thesoundreachedtheears

    oodlandlady,ns,h

    bothherservantsinstantlyobeyed.”joe,”saysthestress,”dont

    youhearthegentlensbellringyougoup””itisnot

    business,”ais

    bettychaerids.””ifyouetothat,”ansaid,”itis

    notbusioen.ihavedoindeed

    sotis;butthedevilfetake

    yourprealesaboutit.”thebellstillringingviolently,their

    stressfellintoapassion,andshedragoup

    iediately,sheaoing.”ifyoudo,

    da”sayshe,”ithelpit.idoanotherservants

    business.”shethenappliedherselftotheid,andendeavouredto

    prevailbygentleans;butallinvaiywasasinflexibleas

    joe.bothinsistedittheirbusiness,andtheydo

    it.

    thelieutenantthenfellalaughing,andsaid,”e,i

    aothision”;auingtotheservants,

    heortheirresolutioninnotgivingupthepoint;but

    added,hetogotheothero

    heybothagreedinaninstant,andagly.

    upverylovinglyandclosetogether.heyhe

    lieutenantappeasedthehofthelandlady,bysatisfyingherwhy

    theyhsounogoalone.

    theyretuedsoonafter,andacquaiheirstress,thatthe

    sitlenbeihathespokeasheartily

    asifhehathegavehisservicetothecaptain,and

    shouldbeverygladofthefavourofseeinghieforeherched.

    thegoodlieutenaelypliedhhisdesires,and

    sittingdohthesehhad

    happenedbeloakeanexaleof

    thetinel.

    uponthisjoedtohiheruth,alybegged

    hiottopunishthepoorsoldier,”,”sayshe,

    ”isasioftheensignsescape,asheisanylie,

    orofendeavtoioseonyou.”

    thelieutenaatedafeonts,andthenanswered:”why,

    asyouhaveclearedthefelloofthecharge,soitwill

    beiossibletoprovetheother,becausehetheonly

    indtopunishtherascalforbeinga

    effecttheterrorofsuapprehension

    yhaveand,tosaythetruth,hehathal

    anene

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