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 Thee Cries were coniderably increaed by the Death of Mrs. Partridge, which, tho’ owing to the Ditemper above mentioned which is no Conequence of Poverty or Ditres, many were not ahamed to impute to Mr. Allworthy’s Severity, or, as they now termed it, Cruelty.

Partridge, having now lot his Wife, his School, and his Annuity, and the unknown Peron having now dicontinued the lat-mentioned Charity, reolved to change the Scene, and left the Country, where he was in Danger of tarving with the univeral Compaion of all his Neighbours.  A hort Sketch of that Felicity which prudent Couples may extract from Hatred; with a hort Apology for thoe People who overlook Imperfections in their Friends.

HO’ the Captain had effectually demolihed poor Partridge, yet had he not reaped the Harvet he hoped for, which was to turn the Foundling out of Mr. Allworthy’s Houe.