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 by its Bitters, or from what other Caue it proceeded, I will not determine; but he could never be brought to liten to any econd Propoals. However, he at lat convered with Square with uch a Degree of Intimacy, that malicious Tongues began to whiper Things of her, to which, as well as for the Sake of the Lady, as that they were highly diagreeable to the Rule of Right, and the Fitnes of Things, we will give no Credit; and therefore hall not blot our Paper with them. The Pedagogue, ’tis certain, whipt on without getting a Step nearer to his Journey’s End.

Indeed he had committed a great Error, and that Square dicovered much ooner than himelf. Mrs. Blifil (as perhaps the Reader may have formerly gues’d) was not over and above pleaed with the Behaviour of her Huband; nay, to be honet, he abolutely hated him, till his Death at lat a little reconciled him to her Affections. It will not be therefore greatly wondered at, if he had not the mot violent Regard to the Offspring he had by him. And, in fact, he had o little of this Regard, that in his Infancy he eldom aw her Son, or took any Notice of him; and hence he acquieced, after a little Reluctance, in all