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 what a Wife feels on thee Occaions? O he is lot! Somebody hath murdered him—I hall never ee him more’—Here a Torrent of Tears had the ame Conequence with what the Suppreion had occaioned to Mr. Allworthy, and he remained ilent.

At this Interval, a Servant came running in, out of Breath, and cried out, the Captain was found; and, before he could proceed farther, he was followed by two more, bearing the dead Body between them.

Here the curious Reader may oberve another Diverity in the Operations of Grief: For as Mr. Allworthy had been before ilent, from the ame Caue which had made his Siter vociferous; o did the preent Sight, which drew Tears from the Gentleman, put an entire Stop to thoe of the Lady; who firt gave a violent Scream, and preently after fell into a Fit.

The Room was oon full of Servants, ome of whom, with the Lady viitant, were employed in Care of the Wife, and others, with Mr. Allworthy, aited in carrying off the Captain to a warm Bed, where every Method was tried, in order to retore him to Life.