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 was of your Preent: For I had more Pleaure in feeding him, than in riding him. Indeed, Sir, it went to my Heart to part with him; nor would I have old him upon any other Account in the world than what I did. You yourelf, Sir, I am convinced, in my Cae, wou’d have done the ame: For none ever o enibly felt the Misfortunes of others. What would you feel, dear Sir, if you thought yourelf the Occaion of them?—Indeed, Sir, there was never any Miery like theirs.—Like whoe, Child,’ ays Allworthy, ‘what do you mean? Oh, Sir,’ anwered Tom, ‘your poor Game-keeper, with all his large Family, ever ince your dicarding him, have been perihing with all the Mieries of Cold and Hunger. I could not bear to ee thee poor Wretches naked and tarving, and at the ame Time know myelf to have been the Occaion of all their Sufferings.—I could not bear it, Sir, upon my Soul, I could not.’ (Here the Tears run down his Cheeks, and he thus proceeded) ‘It was to ave them from abolute Detruction, I parted with your dear Preent, notwithtanding all the Value I had for it.—I old the Hore for them, and they have every Farthing of the Money.’