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 enued, among the Women, that Mr. Allworthy was obliged to exert his Authority to preerve any Decency among them.  A Battle ung by the Mue in the Homerican Stile, and which none but the claical Reader can tate.

R. Wetern had an Etate in this Parih; and as his Houe tood at little greater Ditance from this Church than from his own, he very often came to divine Service here; and both he and the charming Sophia happened to be preent at this Time.

Sophia was much pleaed with the Beauty of the Girl, whom he pitied for her Simplicity, in having dreed herelf in that Manner, as he aw the Envy which it had occaioned among her Equals. She no ooner came home, than he ent for the Game-keeper, and ordered him to bring his Daughter to her; aying, She would provide for her in the Family, and might poibly place the Girl about her own Peron, when her own Maid, who was now going away, had left her.