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 ther,’ cries Molly, ‘you yourelf was brough to-bed of Siter there within a Week after you was married.’ ‘Yes, Huy,’ anwered the enraged Mother, ‘o I was, and what was the mighty Matter of that? I was made an honet Woman then; and if you was to be made an honet Woman, I hould not be angry; but you mut have to doing with a Gentleman, you naty Slut, you will have a Batard, Huy, you will; and that I defy any one to ay of me.’

In this Situation Black George found his Family, when he came home for the Purpoe before mentioned. As his Wife and three Daughters were all of them talking together, and mot of them crying, it was ome time before he could get an Opportunity of being heard; but as oon as uch an Interval occurred, he acquainted the Company with what Sophia had aid to him.

Goody Seagrim then began to revile her Daughter afreh. ‘Here,’ ays he, ‘you have brought us into a fine Quandary indeed. What will Madam ay to that big Belly? Oh that ever I hould live to ee this Day.’