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 Poor Seagrim was thundertruck at this; for he was no Stranger to the Fault in the Shape of his Daughter. He anwered, in a tammering Voice, ‘That he was afraid Molly would be too aukward to wait on her Ladyhip, as he had never been at Service.’ ‘No matter for that,’ ays Sophia, ‘he will oon improve. I am pleaed with the Girl, and am reolved to try her.’

Black George now repaired to his Wife, on whoe prudent Council he depended to extricate him out of this Dilemma; but when he came thither, he found his Houe in ome Confuion. So great Envy had this Sack occaioned, that when Mr. Allworthy and the other Gentry were gone from Church, the Rage, which had hitherto been confined, burt into an Uproar, and, having vented itelf at firt in opprobrious Words, Laughs, Hies, and Getured, betook itelf at lat to certain miile Weapons; which, though from their platic Nature they threatened neither the Los of Life or of Limb, were however ufficiently dreaful to a well-dreed Lady. Molly had too much Spirit to bear this Treatment tamely. Having therefore—But hold, as we