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 Compliance with his Peruaions. He aid, this was the whole Truth of the Matter, and he would take his Oath of it;’ and concluded with very paionately begging Mr. Allworthy, ‘to have Compaon [sic] on the poor Fellow’s Family, epecially as he himelf had been only guilty, and the other had been very difficultly prevailed on to do what he did. Indeed Sir,’ said he, ‘it could hardly be called a Lie that I told; for the poor Fellow was entirely innocent of the whole Matter. I hould have gone alone after the Birds; nay, I did go at firt, and he only followed me to prevent more Michief. Do, pray, Sir, let me be punihed, take my little Hore away again; but pray, Sir, forgive poor George.’

Mr. Allworthy heitated a few Moments, and then dimied the Boys, adviing them to live more friendly and peaceably together.