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 Amour, if Mr. Allworthy, who had trictly forbidden him ever eeing her more, hould dicover that he till carried on this Commerce. Such a Dicovery, which his Enemies gave him Reaon to think would be unavoidable, mut, he aid, end in his Ruin, and conequently in hers. Since, therefore, their hard Fates had determined that they mut eparate, he advied her to bear it with Reolution, and wore he would never omit any Opportunity through the Coure of his Life, of hewing her the Sincerity of his Affection, by providing for her in a Manner beyond her utmot Expectation, or even beyond her Wihes, if ever that hould be in his Power; concluding, at lat, that he might oon find ome Man who would marry her, and who would make her much happier than he could be by leading a direputable Life with him.

Molly remained a few Moments in Silence, and then burting into a Flood of Tears, he began to upbraid him in the following Words. ‘And is this your Love for me, to forake me in this Manner, now you have ruined me? How often, when I have told you that all Men are fale and Perjury alike, and grow tired of us as oon as ever they have had their