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 Favour to ak of her, which he hoped her Goodnes would comply with.

Though neither the young Man’s Behaviour, nor indeed his Manner of opening this Buines, were uch as could give her any jut Caue of upecting he intended to make Love to her; yet, whether Nature whipered omething into her Ear, or from what Caue it aroe I will not determine, certain it is, ome Idea of that Kind mut have intruded itelf; for her Colour foook her Cheeks, her Limbs trembled, and her Tongue would have faultered, had Tom topped her for an Anwere: But he oon relieved her from her Perplexity, by proceeding to inform her of his Requet, which was to ollicit her Interet on Behalf of the Game-keeper, whoe own Ruin, and that of a large Family, mut be, he aid, the Conequence of Mr. Wetern’s puruing his Action againt him.

Sophia preently recovered her Confuion, and with a Smile full of Sweetnes, aid, ‘Is this the mighty Favour you aked with o much Gravity. I will do it with all my Heart. I really pity the poor Fellow, and no longer ago than Yeterday ent a mall Matter to his Wife.’ This mall Matter was one of her Gowns, ome