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 Tom Jones, who, bad as he is, mut erve for the Heroe of this Hitory, had only one Friend among all the Servants of the Family; for, as to Mrs. Wilkins, he had long ince given him up, and was perfectly reconciled to her Mitres. This Friend was the Game-keeper, a Fellow of a looe kind of Dipoition, and who was thought not to entertain much tricter Notions concerning the Difference of meum and tuum, than the young Gentleman himelf. And hence, this Friendhip gave Occaion to many arcastical Remarks among the Dometics, mot of which were either Provers before, or at leat are become o now; and indeed, the Wit of them all may be compried in that hort Latin Proverb, “Nocitur a ocio,” which, I think, is thus expreed in Englih, “You may know him by the Company he keeps.”

To ay the Truth, ome of that atrocious Wickednes in Jones, of which we have jut mentioned three Examples, might perhaps be derived from the Encouragement he had received from this Fellow, who, in two or three Intances, had been what the Law calls an Acceary after the Fact. For the whole Duck, and a great Part of the Apples were