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    assureyou,astotterofthat,thereisanotherlady,oneofch

    greaterqualityandfortuhanshepretendto,whoissofondof

    sobodythatsheesafterhiayandnight.”

    herejonesfellintoapassionhpartridge,forhaving,ashe

    said,betrayedhibutthepoorfelloentioned

    nona:”besides,sir,”saidhe,”iassureyou,geeis

    sincerelyyourfriend,ahan

    onay,hesaidhehinginhispohto

    serveyou;andsoiavincedherayyou,indeedwhy,i

    questionheryouhaveabetterfriendthangeeupoh,

    exceptself,orohathertoserveyou.”

    ”tlepacified,”yousaythisfellow,who,

    ibelieve,indeed,isenoughinyfriend,livesinthe

    sahousehsophia”

    ”inthesahouse”ansridge;”he

    servantsofthefaly,andveryiseyouheis;ifit

    .”

    ”oneservicetheheydo,”saysjones:”surehe

    certainlynveyalettertosophia.”

    ”youhavehitthenailadungue”criespartridge;”hoei

    nottothinkofitiupontheveryfirst

    ntioning.”

    ”eatpresent,andiwill

    torrooing;

    forisupposeyoukno.””oyes,sir,”answered

    partridge,”ishallcertainlyfindhigain;thereisnofearof

    that.theliquoristoogoodforhiostayaakeno

    doubtbuthehereeverydayhestaysintown.”

    ”soyoudontknoysophiaislodged”cries

    jones.

    ”indeed,sir,ido,”sayspartridge.

    ”eofthestreet”criesjones.

    ”thena,sirby,”ansridge,”not

    aboveastreetorte;for,

    asheold,ifihadasked,youknoighthaveput

    sosuspiealohat.iabr >

    tooiseyou.”

    ”thouartstunning,indeed,”repliedjones;

    ”hoycharr,sinceibelieveyouwillbe

    torrothealehouse.”

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    hielfdoployntfora

    ti.andhereaothefifteenthbook.

    bookxvi

    ntainingthespaceoffivedays

    chapter1

    ues

    ihaveheardofadraticerosay,heher

    ahink,ihless

    painseohebooksofthishistory,thantheprefatory

    .

    tosaythetruth,ibelieveycursehathbeeedon

    theheadofthatauthorethodofprefixing

    tohisplaythatportionoftterheprologue;and

    firstofthepieceitself,butoflatteryears

    hathhadusuallysolittlennexionabefore

    stands,thattheprologuetooneplayghtaswellserveforany

    other.thoseindeedofrededate,seelltobetenonthe

    sathreetopics,viz.,anabuseofthetasteofthetown,a

    ionofallnteoraryauthors,andaneulogiunthe

    perforsinall

    theseareverylittlevaried,norisitpossibletheyshould;and

    indeedihaveoftenthegreatiionofauthors,who

    havebeencapableoffindingsuchvariousphrasestoexpressthe

    sathing.

    inlikenner,iapprehend,sofuturehistorianifanyoneshall

    dothehonourofitatingnneruchscratg

    hispate,bestoegoodyry,forhavingfirst

    establishedtheseseveralinitialchapters;stofode

    prologues,yasproperlybeprefixedtoanyotherbookinthis

    historyastothatheyintroduce,orioanyother

    historyastothis.

    buthoaysufferbyeitheroftheseiions,the

    readeroluntintheohespectatorhath

    longfoundiher.

    first,itishattheprologueservesthecriticforan

    opportunitytotryhisfacultyofhissing,andtotunehiscatcall

    tothebestadvantage;byeans,ihaveknousical

    instruntssohattheyhavebeeoplayinfull

    thefirstrisingofthecurtain.

    thesaadvantagesybedrathesechapters,inhe

    criticeetihingthatyserveas

    aayfallore

    hungryappetiteforsureooryitself.andherehis

    sagacitystkeitneedlesstoobservehofullythese

    chaptersarecalculatedforthatexcellentpurpose;forinthesewe

    havealeofthesouroracid

    kind,iosharpenandstilatethesaidspiritofcriticis

    again,theireader,asator,findsgreat

    advantagefrooththese;for,astheyarenotobligedeitherto

    seetheoneorreadtheothers,andboththeplayandthebookare

    thusprotraertheyhaveaquarterofanher

    allotositatdinner,andbythelattertheyhavethe

    advantageofbeginningtoreadatthefourthorfifthpageinstead

    ofthefirst,atterbynoansoftrivialnsequeopersons

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    nyotheraretheeluntsboththese,but

    theyareforthestpartsoobvious,thatatpresent

    staytoenuratetheespeciallysioccurstousthatthe

    principalritofboththeprologueandtheprefaceisthattheybe

    short.

    chapter2

    asicaladventurehesquire,hthedistressed

    situationofsophia

    ustnor.eslodgings,h

    ndationofthe

    landlordattheherculespillarsathydeparker;foratthe

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