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    栗子網  www.lizi.tw台灣小說網  www.192.tw栗子網  www.lizi.twdeeplyengagedinreadingapoliticalpahlet,

    andexceptourheroine,lystoledoairs,and,having

    unbarredandunlockedohehousedoors,salliedforth,and

    hasteheplaent.

    notayartsetis

    praostas

    nyastheothersexusestoheirs,certainlythereisa

    degreeeesaan,butisoften

    necessarytoeodischargeherduty.itis,iheidea

    offieress,andnotofbravery,ale

    character;forhestoryofthejustlycelebratedarria

    houtnceivingashighanopinionentlenessandtendeess

    asofherfortitudeatthesati,perhaps,nyaanwho

    shrieksatause,orarat,ybecapableofpoisoningahusband;

    or,topoisonhielf.

    sophia,anhave,hadall

    thespiritetothe

    plaent,and,insteadofetingherid,aswasagreed,

    saanridedireedoutnor

    faihatherpulsethehitsusual

    regularity;forsheesurprizeand

    apprehension:buttheseostassoonasraised,when

    then,pullingoffhishat,askedher,inaverysubssive

    nner,”ifherladyshipdidnotexpecttoetanotherlady”and

    thenproherthathetonducthertothat

    lady.

    sophiauldhavenopossiblesuspiofanyfalsehoodinthis

    aountedresolutelybehindthefellow,who

    nveyedhersafetoatoilesdistant,whereshehad

    thesatisfars.honour:for,asthesoul

    oftheashused

    toeneansbringherselftotrust

    theutht.upoherefore,shekeptguardin

    person,istress,

    havinggivenhillproperinstrus.

    theynoedursetotake,ioavoidthe

    pursuitof.e,inafew

    hours.thelondonroadhadsuchcharforhonour,thatshewas

    desirousofgoingoly;allegingthat,assophiauldnotbe

    ssedtilleightoiheing,herpursuers

    beabletoovertakeher,eventhoughtheyknehwayshehadgone.

    butsophiahadtoochatstaketovehingtoor

    didshedaretrusttoobs,ih

    obedecidedonlybysness.sheresolved,therefore,to

    travelacrosstheuntry,foratleasttiles,and

    thentotakethedirectroadtolondon.so,havinghiredhorsestotilesohe

    other,shesetfuidebehindshehad

    riddehershouse;theguidehavingnoakenupbehind

    hiintheroofsophia,achheavier,asuchless

    lovelyburden;being,indeed,ahugeportnteau,uffedh

    thoseoutsideoants,byansofhefairhonourhopedtainnys,and,finally,tokeherfortuneinlondoncity.

    heyhadgoneaboutttheinnonthe

    londonroad,sophiarodeuptotheguide,and,uch

    fullerofhohanouthis

    supposedtohavebeenabeehive,beggedhiotakethefirsttuing

    ool.

    reader,iaotsuperstitious,nreatbelieverofde

    racles.idonot,therefore,deliverthefolloain

    truth;for,indeed,iscarcecredititself:butthefidelityof

    anhistorianobligestorelatehathbeenlyasserted.

    thehorse,then,onheguiderode,isreportedtohavebeen

    soadeafullstop,and

    expressedanunoproceedanyfarther.

    perhaps,hoaybetrue,andlessraculousthan

    ithathbeenrepresented;sihenaturalcauseseeadequateto

    theeffeoedfro

    nstantappliedrightheelfor,likehudibras,he

    orethanpossiblethatthisossion

    alooccasionthebeasttostop,especiallyasthiswasvery

    frequentatothertis.

    butifthevoiceofsophiahadreallyaonthehorse,ithad

    verylittleontherider.heansesurlily,”that

    asterhadorderedhiogoadifferenthatheshouldlose

    hisplaceifheanyotherthanthathewasordered.”

    sophia,findingallherpersuasionshadnoeffect,begannoo

    addirresistiblesothe

    proverb,kestheoldretrot,insteadofstandingstill;charto

    odeageshaveattributedallthatirresistibleforceh

    theasiutedtoperfectoratory.inaisedshe

    tohisutstexpectation.

    theladises;buthedisliked

    theirbeingindefinite;for,thoughperhapshehadneverheardthat

    that,infact,ion.hesaid,”gentlevolks

    didnothecaseofpoorvolks;thathehadliketohavebeen

    tuedaheotherday,forridingabouttheuntryha

    gentlenfroquireallasheshould

    havedone.”

    ”anfroquire

    allhys,”repeatedthelad;”thesquiresson,ithinktheycall

    un.””hertleo

    onesideobristol,abouttilesoff,”anshelad.”guide

    ,”sayssophia,”tothesapladillgivetheeaguinea,

    ortsuffit.””tobecertain,”saidtheboy,

    ”itisholyhtarisk

    irun;but,hoisethetwoguineas,

    illeeure:tobey

    astershorses;butois,ilybetuedaway,and

    takeands.”

    thebargaihusstruck,theladtuedasideintothebristol

    road,andsophiasetforofjones,highlyntraryto

    therenstranrs.honour,uchredesiretosee

    londonthantosee.jones:forindeedshehisfriendh

    herstress,ashehadbeenguiltyofsoi

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