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 and threw his lovely Burthen from his Back, and Jones caught her in his Arms.

She was o affected with the Fright, that he was not immediately able to atisfy Jones, who was very ollicitous to know whether he had received any Hurt. She oon after, however, recovered her Spirits, aured him he was afe, and thanked him for the Care he had taken of her. Jones anwered, ‘If I have preerved you, Mada, I am ufficiently repaid; for I promie you, I would have ecured you from the leat Harm, at the Expence of a much greater Misfortune to myelf, than I have uffered on this Occaion.’

‘What Misfortune,’ replied Sophia, eagerly, ‘I hope you have come to no Michief?’

‘Be not concerned, Madam,’ anwered Jones, ‘Heaven be praied, you have ecaped o well, conidering the Danger you was in. If I have broke my Arm, I conider it a Trifle in Comparion of what I feared upon your Account.’

Sophia then creamed out, ‘Broke your arm! Heaven forbid.’