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www.xsz.twoushould,”saidshe,”i
shallbethoughtanunayfriendindeedis
notsorious:yetihopeyoue;iprotestishall
notknotosayifyoudo.”
theladypresentlyafterquittedthesquerade,andjones,
o
attendher.heedileaentioned
before,naly,theofashilling,anduldnotrelieveitby
borrohereforeerthechair
inallthe
chair,akethebestcaretheyto
disuntenanceallbytheirbetters.luckily,however,
thegentrytendattheoperahouseoobusytoquittheir
stations,andasthelatenessofthehourpreventedhiroeeting
nyoftheirbrethrenireet,heproceededhout
lestation,inadress,anotherseason,wouldhave
certainlyraisedabathisheels.
theladyhanoversquare,where
thedoorbeilyopened,shehe
gentlen,ony,erher.
jonesandhispanioherinaverywellfuished
andedrooale,stillspeakinginher
squeradevoice,saidsheust
absolutelyhavefotherappointnt;atuch
resentnt,shesuddenlyexprestsoapprehensionfroones,and
askedhihehinkoftheirhavingbeenalone
togetherinahouseatthattiofnightbutinsteadofadirect
ansportantaquestion,joobevery
iortunateask;andatlengthhavingprevailed,
thereappeared,nots.fitzpatrick,buttheladybellastonherself.
itedioustogivetheparticularion,h
nsistedofverynandordinaryoccurrences,anded
frooing.itissuffitto
ntionallofitthatisanyaterialtothishistory.andthis
isethattheladyofindoutsophia,andin
afetoaninterviehher,onnditionthathe
hentakehisleaveofher.hishhlysettled,
aingintheeveningappoihesaplace,
theyseparated;theladyretuedtoherhouse,andjoohis
lodgings.
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ntainingaseofdistress,raordinary
tostofourreaders
joneshavingrefreshedhielfned
partridgetohispresenddeliveringhibanknoteoffifty
pounds,orderedhiogoandgeit.partridgereceivedthis
etoreflectfarther,it
raisedinhiosuspisnotveryadvaothehonourof
hisster:tothesethedreadfulideahehadofthesquerade,the
disguiseinasterhadgoaued,andhishaving
beenabroadallnight,ntributed.inplainlanguage,theonlywayhe
uldpossiblyfindtoatforthepossessionofthisnote,wasby
robbery:and,tohetruth,thereader,unlessheshould
suspectitothegenerosityofladybellaston,hardly
igineanyother.
tor.jones,andtodojusticeto
theliberalityofthelady,hehadreallyreceivedthispresentfrobr >
her,utothehaeycharitiesof
theage,suchasbuildinghospitals,&c.,,hoirely
voidofthatchristianvirtue;andnceivedveryrightlyithink
thatayoungfelloerit,houtashillingintheworld,was
noiroperobjectofthisvirtue.
.jonesand.nightingalehadbeeniodihisdayh
s.ller.attheappointedhour,therefore,thetwoyoung
gehetteheparlour,hey
threetillalstfivebeforethegoodanappeared.she
hadbeenoutofto,atherretu,
shegavethefollo.
”ihope,gentlen,youykingyousureif
youkneine,aboutsix
lesoff,shouldbeaoallpersons
saysshe,lookingatherdaughtershoarryindiscreetly.
thereisnohappinessinthispetenancyhow
shallidescribetheditioninhifoundyourpoor
usihscarcelaininaherehis
dreadful,houtanycurtainstoherbed,and
notabushelofalsinherhousetosupplyherhfire:hersend
son,thatslittlefelloebed
other;forthereisnootherbedinthehouse.poorlittle
toyibelieve,nancy,youore;
forheisreallyveryill.therestofthechildrenareiygood
health:butlly,iafraid,willdoherselfaninjury:sheis
butthirteenyearsold,.nightingale,a,inlife,i
neversaotherandherbrother;
and,isuresoyoung,sheshohe
chearfulnessiher;aisahe
poorchild,.nightiuabout,andprivatelyhe
tearsfroereyes.”heres.llered,byherown
tears,frooingon,andthere,ibelieve,aperso
paheatlengthshealittlerevered
herself,andproceededthus:”inallthisdistressthethersupports
herspiritsinasurprizihedangerofhersonsits
heaviestuponher,asheendeavoursaschaspossibleto
ncealeventhisnherhusbandsat.hergrief,
hoetisgetsthebetterofallherendeavours;forshe
ostsensible,
speredcreatureitis.iprotestioreaffected
ihalech,
sevenyearsold,otherhhertears,
beghertobeforted.indeed,a,criedthechild,ishant
die;godalghty,iure,aheavenbeever
sofineaplace,ihadratherstayhereandstarvey
papa,thangotoit.pardolen,ithelpit”says
she,yandaffeinachild.
a,perhaps,heisleasttheobjectofpity;foradayortwo
ostprob
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