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 One Day, when Mr. Allworthy and his whole Family, dined at Mr. Wetern’s, Mater Blifil, being in the Garden with little Sophia, and oberving the extreme Fondnes that he hewed for here little Bird, deired her to trut it for a Moment in his Hands. Sophia preently complied with the young Gentleman’s Requet, and after ome previous Caution, delivered him her Bird; of which he was no ooner in Poeion, than he lipt the String from its Leg, and toed it into the Air.

The foolih Animal no ooner perceived itelf at Liberty, than forgetting all the Favours it had received from Sophia, it flew directly from her, and perched on a Bough at ome Ditance.

Sophia, eeing her Bird gone, creamed out o loud, that Tom Jones, who was at a little Ditance, immediately ran to her Aitance.

He was no ooner informed of what had happened, than he cured Blifil for a pitiful, malicious Racal, and then immediately tripping off his Coat, he applied himelf to