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 was perfectly a Man of the World in whatever regarded his Fortune; had the mot violent Affection for this only Daughter, and had often ignified, in his Cups, the Pleaure he propoed in eeing her married to one of the richet Men in the County. Jones was not o vain and eneles a Coxcomb as to expect, from any Regard which Wetern had profeed for him, that he would ever be induced to lay aide thee Views of advancing his Daughter. He well knew that Fortune is generally the principal, if not the ole Conideration, which operates on the bet of Parents in thee Matters: For Friendhip makes up warmly epoue the Interet of others; but is very cold to the Gratification of their Paions. Indeed, to feel the Happines which may reult from this, it is neceary we hould poes the Paion ourelves. As he had therefore no Hopes of obtaining her Father’s Conent, o he thought to endeavour to ucceed without it, and by uch Means to frutrate the Great Point of Mr. Wetern’s Life, was to make a very ill Ue of his Hopitality, and a very ungrateful Return to the many little Favours received (however roughly) at his Hands. If he aw uch a Conequence with Horror and Didain, how much more was he hocked