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 the Favours which Mr. Allworthy howered on the Foundling; whom the good Man called his own Boy, and in all Things put on an intire Equality with Mater Blifil. This Acquiecence in Mrs. Blifil was conidered by the Neighbours, and by the Family, as a Mark of her Condecenion to her Brother’s Humour, and he was imagined by all others, as well as Thwackum and Square, to hate the Foundling in her Heart; nay, the more Civility he hewed him, the more they conceived he deteted him, and the urer Schemes he was laying for his Ruin: For as they thought it her Interet to hate him, it was very difficult for her to perwade them he did not.

Thwackum was the more confirmed in his Opinion, as he had more than once lily caued him to whip Tom Jones, when Mr. Allworthy, who was an Enemy to this Exercie, was abroad; whereas he had never given any uch Orderes concerning young Blifil. And this had likewie impoed upon Square. In reality, though he certainly hated her own Son; of which, however montrous it appears, I am aured he is not a ingular Intance, he appeared, notwithtanding all her outward Compliance, to be in her Heart ufficiently dipleaed with