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 16 ed with a sigh. Alas! sir, I cannot ex- pect so great a happiness, though confess I esteemed you more than the rest ; et I will not dispose of myself without the consent of my father and mother, for though they are poor, they are neverthe- less my parents. This modesty kindled his passion more and more. Wherefore, after much dis- course, and many vows of constancy, it was agreed, that he should be ready with a horse and servants the next morning earl, and she would come and ride with him to Bethnal Green, to require the old peoples' consent. Yet this was not car- ried on so secret, but the spies abroad dis- covered it, not only to the knight's uncle, who managed his estate, but likewise to most of the young men of Rumford, who were her admirers.