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 Jones, who was hardly able to upport himelf, offered her his Arm, which he condecended to accept, but begged he would not mention a Word more to her of this Nature at preent. He promied he would not, initing only on her Forgivenes of what Love, without the Leave of his Will, had forced from him: This, he told him, he knew how to obtain by his future Behaviour; and thus this young Pair tottered and trembled along, the Lover not once daring to queeze the Hand of his Mitres, tho’ it was locked in his.

Sophia immediately retired to her Chamber, where Mrs. Honour and the Harhorn were ummoned to her Aitance. As to poor Jones, the only Relief to his ditempered Mind, was an unwelcome Piece of News, which, as it opens a Scene of a different Nature from thoe in which the Reader hath lately been converant, will be communicated to him in the next Chapter.