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 for by this dear Hand I would acrifice my Life to oblige you.’

He then natched her Hand, and eagerly kied it, which was the firt Time his Lips had ever touched her. The Blood, which before had foraken her Cheeks, now made her ufficient Amends, by ruhing all over her Face and Neck with uch Violence, that they became all of a carlet Colour. She now firt felt a Senation to which he had been before a Stranger, and which, when he had Leiure to reflect on it, began to acquaint her with ome Secrets, which the Reader, if he doth not already gues them, will know in due Time.

Sophia, as oon as he could peak (which was not intantly) informed him, that the Favour she had to deire of him, was not to lead her Father through o many Dangers in Hunting; for that, from what he had heard, he was terribly frightened every Time they went out together, and expected ome Day or other to ee her Father brought Home with broken Limbs. She therefore begged him, for her Sake, to be more cautious; and, as he well knew Mr. Wetern would follow him, not to ride o