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 Anger againt him at all. He hath no Obligations to me, nor do I think he was under any Neceity of afking my Conent, ince the Woman is, as I have aid, Sui Juris, and of a proper Age to be entirely anwerable only to herelf for her Conduct.’

The Doctor repeated his Accuations againt his Brother, accued Mr. Allworthy of too great Lenity, and declared that he hould never more be brought either to ee, or to own him for his Relation. He then launched forth into a Panegyric on Allworthy’s Goodnes, into the highet Encomiums on his Friendhip; and concluded, by aying, He hould never forgive his Brother for having put the Place which he bore in that Friendhip, to a Hazard.

Allworthy thus anwer’d: ‘Had I conceived any Dipleaure againt your Brother, I hould never have carried that Reentment to the Innocent: But, I aure you, I have no uch Dipleaure. Your Brother appears to me to be a Man of Sene and Honour. I do not diapprove the Tate of my Siter; nor will I doubt but that he is equally the Object of his Inclinations. I have always thought