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 Doctor, who certainly had no great Friendhip for his Brother, hould for his Sake think of making o ill a Return to the Hopitality of Allworthy, is a Matter not o eay to be accounted for.

Is it that ome Natures delight in Evil, as others are thought to delight in Virtue? Or is there a Pleaure in being acceary to a Theft when we cannot commit it ourelves? Or Latly, (which experience eems to make probable) have we a Satisfaction in aggrandizing our Families, even tho’ we have not the leat Love or Repect for them?

Whether any of thee Motives operated on the Doctor we will not determine; but o the Fact was. He ent for his Brother, and eaily found Means to introduce him at Allworthy’s as a Peron who intended only a hort Viit to himelf.

The Captain had not been in the Houe a Week before the Doctor has Reaon to felicitate himelf on his Dicernment. The Captain was indeed as great a Mater of the Art of Love as Ovid was formerly. He had beides received proper Hints from his Brother, which he failed not to improve to the bet Advantage.