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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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