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 her Name to me. And, with Regard to the young Gentleman’s Birth, thoe who can ay nothing more to his Diadvantage, may as well be ilent on that Head, as I deire you will be for the future.’

‘I am orry, I have offended your Ladyhip,’ anwered Mrs. Honour, ‘I am ure I hate Molly Seagrim as much as your Ladyhip can, and as for abuing ’Squire Jones, I can call all Servants in the Houe to witnes, that whenever any Talk hath been about Batards, I have always taken his Part: “For which of you,” ays I to the Footmen, “would not be a Batard, if he could, to be made a Gentleman of? and,” ays I, “I am ure he is a very fine Gentleman; and he hath one of the whitet Hands in the World: For to be ure so he hath; and,” ays I, “one of the weetet temperedet, bet naturedet Men in the world he is,” and ays I, “all the Servants and Neighbours all round the Country loves him.” And, to be ure, I could tell your Ladyhip omething, but that I am afraid it would offend you.’—‘What could you tell me, Honour,’ ays Sophia. ‘Nay, Ma’am, to be ure he meant nothing by