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 the Game-keeper, whoe Ruin he knew mut now be the Conequence.

Nor did the Game-keeper pas his Time much better. He had the ame Apprehenions with the Youth; for whoe Honour he had likewie a much tenderer Regard than for his Skin.

In the Morning, when Tom attended the Reverend Mr. Thwackum, the Peron to whom Mr. Allworthy had committed the Intruction of the two Boys, he had the ame Quetions put to him by that Gentleman, which he had been aked the Evening before, to which he returned the ame Anwers. The Conequence of this was, o evere a Whipping, that it poibly fell little hort of the Torture with which Confeions are in ome Countries extorted from Criminals.

Tom bore his Punihment with great Reolution; and tho’ his Mater aked him between every Stroke, whether he would not confes, he was contented to be flead rather than betray his Friend, or break the Promie he had made.