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 Citadel was defended in Form, and at length, in proper-Form, furrendered at Dicretion.

During this whole Time, which filled the Space of near a Month, the Captain preerved great Diftance of Behaviour to his Lady, in the Prefence of the Brother, and the more he ucceeded with her in private, the more reerved was he in public. And as for the Lady, he had no ooner ecured her Lover, than he behaved to him before Company with the highet Degree of Indifference; o that Mr. Allworthy mut have had the Inight of the Devil (or perhaps ome of his wore Qualities) to have entertained the leaft Supicion of what was going forward.  Containing what the Reader may perhaps expect to find in it.

N all Bargains, whether to fight, or to marry, or concerning any other uch Buines, little previous Ceremony is required, to bring the Matter to an Iue, when both Parties are really in earnet. This was the