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  Which concludes the firt Book, with an Intance of Ingratitude, which we hope will appear unnatural.

HE Reader, from what hath been aid, may imagine that the Reconciliation (if indeed it could be o called) was only Matter of Form; we hall therefore pas it over, and haten to what mut urely be thought Matter of Subtance.

The Doctor had acquainted his Brother with what had pat between Mr. Allworthy and him; and added with a Smile, ‘I promie you, I paid you off; nay, I abolutely deired the good Gentleman not to forgive you: For you know, after he had made a Declaration in your Favour, I might, with Safety, venture on uch a Requet with a Peron of his Temper; and I was willing, as well for, your Sake as for my own, to prevent the leat Poibility of a Supicion.’

Captain Blifil took not the leat Notice of this, at that Time; but he afterwards made a very notable Ue of it.