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 End of his Table, where Tom (who from his great Love of Hunting was become a great Favourite of the Squire) often dined. Young Men of open, generous Dipoitions are naturally inclined to Gallantry, which, if they have good Undertandings, as was in reality Tom’s Cae, exerts itelf in an obliging, complaiant Behaviour to all Women in general. This greatly ditinguihed Tom from the boiterous Brutality of mere Country Squires on the one hand; and from the olemn, and omewhat ullen, Deportment of Mater Blifil on the other: And he began now, at, to have the Name of a pretty Fellow among all the Women in the Neighbourhood.

Tom behaved to Sophia with no Particularity, unles, perhaps, by hewing her a higher Repect than he paid to any other. This Ditinction her Beauty, Fortune, Sene, and amiable Carriage, eemed to demand; but as to Deign upon her Peron he had none; for which we hall at preent uffer the Reader to condemn him of Stupidity; but perhaps we hall be able indifferently well to account for it hereafter.

Sophia, with the highest Degree of Innocence and Modety, had a remarkable