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 all the Favour hewn by Mr. Allworthy to the Foundling. She frequently complained of this behind her Brother’s Back, and very harply cenured him for it, both to Thwackum and Square; any, he wou’d throw it in the Teeth of Allworthy himelf, when a little Quarrel or Miff, as it is vulgarly called, aroe between them.

However, when Tom grew up, and gave Tokens of that Gallantry of Temper which greatly recommends Men to Women, this Diinclination which he had dicovered to him when a Child, by Degrees abated, and at lat he o evidently demontrated her Affection to him to be much tronger than what he bore her own Son, that it was impoible to mitake her any longer. She was o deirous of often eeing him, and dicovered uch Satisfaction and Delight in his Company, that before he was eighteen Years old, he was become a Rival to both Square and Thwackum; and what is wore, the whole Country began to talk as loudly of her Inclination to Tom, as they had before done of that which he had hewn to Square; on which Account the Philoopher conceived the most implacable Hatred for our poor Hero.