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theyoungladyheintendedforhisson,hadbeenhardatitfor
nyhours;aeothe
forrdelightedhthethoughtsthathehadsucceededinalong
iohersofthefuturebride
andbridegrooinhendeavouredtooverreachtheother,and,
asitnotrarelyhappensinsuchcases,bothhadretreatedfully
satisfiedofhavingobtaihevictory.
thisgentlen,.jonesnoan
oftheanshisnduthis
hereisnoother,isresolved
tokethestofthis.inhisearlyyearshehadbeeo
trade;but,havingacquiredaverygoodfortune,hehadlately
deoreproperly,hadgeditfrobr >
dealingingoods,todealingonlyinney,ofhhehadalwaysa
plentifulfundatnd,andofo
keaveryplentifuladvaisoftheiesof
privaten,andsotisofthoseofthepublic.hehadindeed
nversedsointirelyohatitybealstdoubted
agihereherthingreallyexistinginthe
aybecertainlyaverred,thathefirybelieved
nothiohaveanyrealvalue.
thereaderhatfortuneuldnothaveculled
outareiroperpersonfor.jooattay
probabilityofsuccess;noruldthesicalladyhavedirected
thisattae.
ashenostinthisgehoughts,
sothenthesadiately
oagination,thatsuchstrao
bringhioney,ortofet.andagasoneor
otherofthesethoughtsprevailed,henceive**vourableor
unfavourableideaoftheperson.
unluckilyforjohelatteroftheseheasdantat
present;forasayoulenhadvisitedhihedaybefore,h
abillfroissonforaplaydebt,heapprehethefirst
sightofjohatheeonsuothererrand.jones
thereforehadnosoooldhihatheeonhissons
aan,beingnfirdinhissuspi,
burstforthintoanexclation,”thathewouldlosehislabour.”
”isitthenpossible,sir,”ansy
business””ifidoguessit,”repliedtheother,”irepeatagainto
you,you,isupposeyouareohose
sparksysonintoallthosesesofriotanddebauchery,
oreofhisbills,i
proseyou.iexpecthepanyforthefuture.if
ihadigiher;
forientalintheruinofnobody.””how,sir,”said
jones,”andhisladyofyourproviding””pray,sir,”answered
theoldgentlen,”hoesittobeanynceofyours””nay,
dearsir,”repliedjones,”benotoffehatiiselfin
ihavesogreatan
honourandvalue.itetoupon
you.iebyyou
say;foridoassureyou,yoursonisapersonforihavethe
highesthonour.nay,sir,itisoexpresstheestee
haveforyou;
toprovidesuchatchforyourson;aan,ill
kehihehappiestnupoh.”
thereisscarythiood
liking,ashavingnattheirfirstappearance;when
ohoseapprehensioovanish,thefears
heyoccasioned,andlookonourselvesasiedforour
preseothoseverypersonsfirstraisedourfears.
thusithappeonightijones
hadnodendonhiashesuspected,thaobepleased
hhispresence.”pray,goodsir,”saidhe,”bepleasedtositdown.
idoohaveeverhadthepleasureofseeingyou
before;butifyouareafriendofson,andhaveanythingtosay
hisyounglady,ishallbegladtohearyou.astoher
kinghiappy,itifshedothnot.ihave
disainarticle.shewillbring
hifortuneakinganyreasonable,prudent,sobern,
happy.””undoubtedly”criesjones,”forsheisinherselfafortune;
sobeautiful,sogenteel,sospered,andsoed;she
isiairablywell,and
hathastdelicatehandattheharpsichord.””ididnotknowany
ofthesetters,”ansan,”forineversahe
lady:butidonotlikeherthee;andiabr >
thebetterpleasedhherfatherfootlayinganystresson
thesequalificationsinain.ishallalhinkitaproof
ofhisuanding.asillyfellointhese
artihisdue,he
ionedanysuchtter;thoughtobesuretheyareno
disparagentstoaan.””idoassureyou,sir,”criesjones,
”shehaththelliedegree:forpart,iowni
ighthavebeenalittlebacktleless
inateyouhadneverseenthe
lady;thereforeica,sir,inthatcase,toeyou,to
njureyou,asyouvaluethehappinessofyourson,nottobe
aversetohisthnotonlyallthegood
qualitiesihaventioned,butnyre.””ifthatwasyour
business,sir,”saidtheoldgentlen,”hobligedtoyou;
andyouybeperfeywordiwasvery
isfiedhherfortune.””sir,”answeredjones,”ihonouryou
everyntreaobesoeasilysatisfied,sovery
derateonthatat,isaproofofthesoundnessofyour
uanding,asind.””notsovery
derate,youlen,notsoveryderate,”anshe
father.”stillreandrenoble,”repliedjones;”andgive
leavetoadd,sensible:forsureitislittlelessthao
nsiderhesolefoundationofhappiness.suas
thishherlittle,heothingofafortune””ifind,”criesthe
oldgentlen,”youhaveaprettyjustopinionofm
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