this fhort journey, and at laft concluded with faying, Do you think the gentleman won't very well reward you for trouble?" your

Two to one are odds at every other thing, as well as at foot-ball. But the advantage which this united force has in perfuafion or entreaty, must have been visible to a curious obferver; for he must have often feen, that when a father, a master, a wife, or any other person in authority, have ftoutly adhered to a denial against all the reasons which a fingle man could produce, they have afterwards yielded to the repetition of the fame fentiments by a fecond or third perfon, who has undertaken the caufe, without attempting to advance any thing new in its behalf. And hence perhaps proceeds the phrase of seconding an argument or a motion, and the great confequence this is of in all affemblies of public debate. Hence likewife probably it is, that in our courts of law we often hear a learned gentleman (generally a ferjeant) repeating for an hour together what another learned gentleman who spoke juft before him, had been saying.

Inftead of accounting for this, we fhall proceed in our ufual manner to exemplify it in the conduct of the lad above mentioned, who fubmitted to the perfuafions of Mr. Dowling, and promised once more to admit Jones into his fide-faddle; but infifted on firft giving the poor creatures a good bait, faying, they had travelled a great way, and been rid very. hard. Indeed this caution of

the boy was needlefs; for Jones, notwithstanding his hurry and impatience, would have ordered this of himself; for he by no means agreed with the opinion of those who confider animals as mere machines, and when they bury their fpurs in the belly of their horse, imagine the spur and the horse to have an equal capacity of feeling pain.

While the beafts were eating their corn, or rather were supposed to eat it (for as the boy was taking care of himself in the kitchen, the hoftler took great care that his corn fhould not be confumed in the ftable); Mr. Jones at the earnest defire of Mr. Dowling, accompanied that gentleman into his room, where they fat down together over a bottle of wine.'

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In which Mr. Jones and Mr. Dowling drink a Bottle together.

MR. Dowling, pouring out a glass of wine,

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named the health of the good Squire Allworthy; adding, "If you please, Sir, we will likewife remember his nephew and heir, the young Squire come, Sir, here's Mr. Blifil to you, a » very pretty young gentleman; and who I dare "fwear, will hereafter make a very confiderable

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him myself in my eye.

I have a Borough for

"Sir," answered Jones, "I am convinced you don't intend to affront me, fo I fhall not refent it but, I promise you, you have joined two perfons » very improperly together; for one is the glory of the human fpecies, and the other is a rafcal who difhonors the name of man,

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Dowling ftared at this. He faid, "He thought both the gentlemen had a very unexceptionable character. As for Squire Allworthy himself,"” fays he, "I never had the happiness to see him; but all the world talks of his goodness. And, indeed, as to the young gentleman, I never faw him but once, when I carried him the news of the lofs of his mother; and then I was fo hurried and drove, and tore with the multiplicity of bufinefs ; that I had hardly time to converse with him; but he looked fo like a very honest gentleman, and behaved himself so prettily, that I protest I never was more delighted with any gentleman fince I was born.

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"I don't wonder," anfwered Jones, "that he fhould impofe upon you in so short an acquaint»ance; for he has the cunning of the devil himfelf, and you may live with him many years without discovering him. I was bred up with him from my infancy, and we were hardly ever afunder: but it is very lately only, that I have discovered

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discovered half the villany which is in him. I own I never greatly liked him. I thought he wanted that generofity of fpirit, which is the fure foundation of all that is great and noble in human nature. I saw a selfishness in him long ,, ago which I defpifed, but it is lately, very lately, that I have found him capable of the basest and blackest designs; for, indeed, I have at last found out, that he has taken an advantage of the openness of my own temper, and has concerted the deepest project, by a long train of wicked artifice, to work my ruin, which at last he has effected."

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"Ay! Ay!" cries Dowling," I proteft then it is a pity fuch a person should inherit the great eftate of your uncle Allworthy."

"Alas, Sir," cries Jones, " you do me an ho,, nor to which I have no title. It is true, indeed, his goodness once allowed me the liberty of calling him by a much nearer name; but as this " was only a voluntary act of goodness, I can complain of no injuftice when he thinks proper to deprive me of this honor; fince the lofs can,, not be more unmerited than the gift originally I affure you, Sir, I am no relation of Mr. Allworthy; and if the world, who are in» capable of fetting a true value on his virtue, fhould think, in his behaviour to me, he has dealt hardly by a relation, they do an injustice to the best of men: for I

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pardon, I fhall trouble you with no particulars relating to myself; only as you feemed to think me a relation of Mr. Allworthy, I thought proper ,, to fet you right in a matter that might draw fome cenfures upon him, which I promise you I would rather lofe my life, than give occafion to.

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" cried Dowling,

"I protest, Sir, CC you talk " very much like a man of honor; but inftead of giving me any trouble, I protest it would give » me great pleasure to know how you came to be thought a relation of Mr. Allworthy's, if you are not. Your horfes won't be ready this half ,, hour, and as you have fufficient opportunity, I wish you would tell me how all that happened; for I proteft it feems very furprising that you should pass for a relation of a gentleman, with» out being fo."

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Jones, who in the compliance of his difpofition (tho' not in his prudence) a little refembled his lovely Sophia, was eafily prevailed on to fatisfy Mr. Dowling's curiofity, by relating the history of his birth and education, which he did, like Othello,

-even from his boyifh years,

To th' very moment he was bade to tell;

the which to hear, Dowling, like Desdemona did ferioufly incline;

He fwore 'twas ftrange, 'twas paffing ftrange; 'Twas pitiful, 'twas wonderous pitiful.