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 Linnen, and ten Shillings in Money, of which Tom had heard, and it had, in reality, put this Solicitation into his Head.

Our Youth, now emboldened with his Succes, reolved to puh the Matter farther; and ventured even to beg her Recommendation of him to her Father’s Service; proteting that he thought him one of the honetet Fellows in the Country, and extremely well qualified for the Place of a Game-keeper, which luckily then happened to be vacant.

Sophia anwered; ‘Well, I will undertake this too; but I cannot promie you as much Succes as in the former Part, which I aure you I will not quit my Father without obtaining. However, I will do what I can for the poor Fellow, for I incerely look upon him and his Family as Objects of great Compaion.—And now, Mr. Jones, I mut ak you a Favour.—’

‘A Favour, Madam, (cries Tom) if you knew the Pleasure you have given me in the Hopes of receiving a Command from you, you would think by mentioning it you mut confer the greatet Favour on me;