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 Here his words choaked him, and he turned away to hide a Tear which was tarting from his Eyes.

Allworthy then gently queezed his Hand, and proceeded thus. ‘I am convinced, my Child, that you have much Goodnes, Generoity and Honour in your Temper; if you will add Prudence and Religion to thee, you mut be happy: For the three former Qualities, I admit, make you worthy of Happines, but they are the latter only which will put you in Poeion of it.

‘One thouand Pound I have given to you Mr. Thwackum; a Sum, I am convinced, which greatly exceeds your Deires as well as your Wants. However, you will receive it as a Memorial of my Friendhip; and whatever Superfluities may redound to you, that Piety which you o rigidly maintain, will intrcut you how to dipoe of it.

‘A like Sum, Mr. Square, I have bequeathed to you. This, I hope, will enable you to purue your Profeion with better Succes than hitherto. I have often oberved