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 On the contrary, that Gentleman grew every Day fonder of little Tommy, as if he intended to counterbalance his Severity to the Father with extraordinary Fondnes and Affection towards the Son.

This a good deal oured the Captain’s Temper, as did all the other daily Intances of Mr. Allworthy’s Generoity: For he looked on all uch Largees to be Diminutions of his own Wealth.

In this, we have faid, he did not agree with his Wife; nor indeed, in any thing ele: For tho’ an Affection placed on the Undertanding is by many wie Perons thought much more durable than that which is founded on Beauty, yet it happened otherwie in the preent Cae. Nay, the Undertandings of this Couple were their principal Bone of Contention, and one great Caue of many Quarrels which from time to time aroe between them; and which at lat ended, on the Side of the Lady, in a overeign Contempt for her Huband, and on the Huband’s, in an utter Abhorrence of his Wife.