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 Thwackum any long Time from chatiing poor Jones.

Had the bare Delight in the Sport been the only Inducement to the Pedagogue, it is probable, Mater Blifil would likewie have had his Share; but thought Mr. Allworthy had given him frequent Orders to make no Difference between the Lads, yet was Thwackum altogether as kind and gentle to this Youth, as he was harh, nay even barbarous, to the other. To ay the Truth, Blifil had greatly gained his Mater’s Affections; partly by the profound Repect he always hewed his Peron, but much more by the decent Reverence with which he received his Doctrine; for he had got by Heart, and frequently repeated his Phraes, and maintained all his Mater’s religious Principles with a Zeal which was urpriing in one o young, and which greatly endeared him to the worthy Preceptor.

Tom Jones, on the other hand, was not only deficient in outward Tokens of Repect, often forgetting to pull off his Hat, or to bow at his Mater’s Approach; but was altogether as unmindful both of his Mater’s Precepts and Example. He was indeed a