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 was immediately ent for, ordered to top any further Proceedings in the Action, and to make out the Deputation.

Tom’s Succes in this Affair oon began to ring out over the Country, and various were the Cenures pat upon it. Some greatly applauding it as an Act of good Nature, other neering, and aying, ‘No Wonder that one idle Fellow hould love another.’ Young Blifil was greatly enraged at it. He had long hated Black George in the ame Proportion as Jones delighted in him; not from any Offence which he had ever received, but from his great Love to Religion and Virtue: For Black George had the Reputation of a looe kind of a Fellow. Blifil therefore repreented this as flying in Mr. Allworthy’s Face; and declared with great Concern, that it was impoible to find any other Motive for doing Good to uch a Wretch.

Thwackum and Square likewie ung to the ame Tune: They were now (epecially the latter) become greatly jealous of young Jones with the Widow: For he now approached the Age of Twenty, was really a fine young Fellow; and that Lady, by