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 ‘Go, Child,’ aid Allworthy to Blifil, ‘ee what the Gentleman wants. I am not able to do any Buines now, nor can he have any with me, in which you are not at preent more concerned than myelf. Beides I really am—I am incapable of eeing any one at preent, or of any longer Attention.’ He then aluted them all, aying, perhaps he hould be able to ee them again, but he hould be now glad to compoe himelf a little, finding that he had too much exhauted his Spirits in Dicoure.

Some of the Company hed Tears at their Parting; and even the Philoopher Square wiped his Eyes, albeit unued to the melting Mood. As to Mrs. Wilkins, he dropt her Pearls as fat as the Arabian Trees their Medicinal Gums; for this was a Ceremonial which that Gentlewoman never omitted on a proper Occaion.

After this Mr. Allworthy again laid himelf down on his Pillow, and endeavoured to compoe himelf to Ret.