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    unjustly.””ay,tobesure,servantsarealy

    ladysays,andnvinced,”says

    jones,”sophiaisabovelisteningtosuchbasesdal.””nay,i

    believeitisnosdal,her,”crieshonour,”forwhyshould

    sheetnatanotherhouseiteverbefood:forif

    shehadalaay

    lapanytonuponthatat:an

    bethesense””iprotest,”criesjones,”ithearallthisofa

    ladyofsuour,aionofsophibesides,youwill

    distra.leteyoutowalk

    edoespeak,ihave

    done.here,sir,isaletterfroyyoungladyen

    givetohavethisbut,.johinkyouarenotoverand

    abovegenerous,aihaveheardsoservantssaybutiaure

    youethejusticetoohelourofyour

    ney.”herejoneshastilytooktheletter,alyafter

    slippedfivepietoherhaheuedathousand

    thankstohisdearsophiainato

    readherletter:shepresentlydeparted,notuch

    gratefulsenseofhisgenerosity.

    ladybellastonnoefroehiain.howshalli

    describeherragehertonguefirstincapableofuttera

    streaoffiredartedfroereyes,andight,

    forherhearte.andnoe

    foundeadofexpressinganyindignationagainsthonourorher

    os,shebegantoattackpoorjones.”yousee,”saidshe,

    ”yreputation,honefor

    everauhaveifounded,slightedfora

    untrygirl,foranidiot.””adaht,”

    r.jones,”saidshe,”itis

    invaintodissele;ifyouakeeasy,youstentirelygive

    herup;andasaproofofyouriion,shoetheletter.””

    letter,dasaidjones.”nay,surely,”saidshe,”youot

    havetheodenyyourhavingreceivedaletterbythehands

    ofthattrollop.””andei

    stpartyhonourbefranthaveiactedinsuer

    byyourladyshipuldibeguiltyofbetrayingthispoori

    girltoyou,securityuldyouhavethatishouldnotactthe

    sapartbyyourselfantsreflesure,nvince

    you,thatantheseustbe

    thestibleofches.””verywell,”saidshe”ineed

    notinsistonyourbeingthisibleyourown

    opinion;fortheiheletteruldinforeofnothing

    rethanikingyouareupon.”here

    ensuedaloion,hereader,toocurious,

    efootiingatlength.itshallsuffice,

    therefore,toinforithatladybellastongreoreandre

    pacified,andatlengthbelieved,oraffectedtobelieve,his

    protestations,thathisetingerely

    aatterhereaderalreadyknows,and

    beforeherirolight,itisplainthat

    shehadiynoreasontobeangry.

    she,hoperfectlysatisfiedhhis

    refusaltoshoheletter;sodeafareotheclearestreason,

    arguesagainstourprevailingpassions.shewas,indeed,

    hatsophiapossessedthefirstplajoness

    affeorousasthisladywas,she

    subttedatlasttobearthesendplaore

    properlyinalegalphrase,ehepossessionof

    thatofanhadthereversion.

    itlengthagreedthatjonesshouldforthefuturevisitat

    thehouse:forthatsophia,herid,andalltheservants,would

    placethesevisitstotheatofsophiandthatsheherself

    posedupon.

    thisscherivedbythelady,andhighlyrelishedbyjones,

    ohaveaprospectofseeinghissophiaatany

    rate;andtheladyherselfalittlepleasedhthe

    iositiononsophia,hought,uldnotpossibly

    disvertoherforhisownsake.

    thedayedforthefirstvisit,andthen,after

    propere.

    chapter3

    ntainingvarioustters

    joneshanheeagerlybrokeopenhisletter,

    andreadasfollows:

    sir,itisiossibletoexpressihavesufferedsinceyouleft

    thishouse;andasihavereasontothinkyouintendinghere

    again,ihavesenthonour,thoughsolateatnight,asshetells

    sheknoopreventyou.ichargeyou,byallthe

    regardyouhavefor,nottothinkofvisitinghere;foritwill

    sothingsh

    havedroptfroerladyship,thatsheisnotalreadye

    suspiethingfavourable,perhaps,yhappen;ust

    oreeyou,ifyouhaveanynce

    forease,donotthinkofretuinghither.

    thisletteradhesakindofnsolationtopoorjones,

    erlyreceivedfroisfriends.besidesdisappointing

    allthehopesisedtohielffroeeingsophia,he

    ,hregardtoladybellaston;

    fortherearesocertaines,h,ashewellknew,do

    verydifficultlyadtofanyexcuseforthefailure;andtogo,after

    thestrisophia,hetobeforcedbyany

    hunpouchdeliberation,hat

    nightsuppliedtheplaiofeignhielf

    sieansoffailingthe

    appointedvisit,ore

    thanonereasonofdesiringtoavoid.

    thefirstthing,hooing,oe

    anansosophia,ohonour.hethen

    despatentioned

    excuse;andtothishesoonreceivedthefollowinganswer:

    iaexedthatiore

    nceedfortheoccasion;takegreatcareofyourself,andhave

    thebe

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