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 denounced againt it in the other. Be a good Girl the ret of your Days, and Want hall be no Motive to your going atray: And believe me, there is more Pleaure, even in this World, in an innocent and virtuous Life, than in one debauched and vicious.

‘As to your Child, let no Thoughts concerning it, molet you; I will provide for it in a better manner than you can ever hope. And now nothing remains, but that you inform me who was the wicked Man that educed you; for my Anger againt him will be much greater than you have experienced on this Occaion.’

Jenny now firt lifted her Eyes from the Ground, and with a modet Look, and decent Voice, thus began:

‘To know you, Sir, and not love your Goodnes, would be an Argument of total want of Sene or Goodnes in any one. In me it would amount to the highet Ingratitude, not to feel, in the mot enible manner, the great Degree of Goodnes you have been pleaed to exert on this Occaion. As to my Concern for what is pat, I know you will pare my Bluhes the Repetition. My future Con-