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 discussion of the very great difference of the provocations: be it sufficient that I allow you so much reason on your side, as to have changed my resolutions, in consideration of what you reproach me with: and I own too, that your clearing that rascal there is fair and honest in you: renew with you I cannot; the affront is too gross: I give you a week's warning, to go out of these lodgings: whatever I have given you, remains to you; and as I never intend to see you more, the landlord will pay you fifty pieces on my account, with which, and every debt paid, I hope you will own I do not leave you in a worse condition than what I took you up in, or than you deserve of me.Blame yourself only that it is no better."

Then, without giving me time to reply, he addrest himself to the young fellow.

"For you, spark, I shall for your father's sake take care of you: the town is no place for such an easy fool as thou art; and to-morrow you shall set out under the charge of one of my men, well recommended, in my name, "to