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 to doubt whether the breaking the Laws of God and Man, the corrupting and ruining a poor Girl, be Guilt? I own, indeed, it doth lie principally upon you, and o heavy it is, that you ought to expect it hould cruh you.’

‘Whatever may be my Fate,’ ays Tom, ‘let me ucceed in my Interceions for the poor Girl. I confes I have corrupted her; but whether he hall be ruined depends on you. For Heaven’s Sake, Sir, revoke your Warrant, and do not end her to a Place whicih mut unavoidably prove her Detruction.’

Allworthy bid him immediately call a Servant. Tom anwered, there was no Occaion; for he had luckily met them at the Gate, and relying upon his Goodnes, had brought them all back into his Hall, where they now waited his final Reolution, which, upon his Knees, he beought him might be in favour of the Girl; that he might be permitted to go home to her Parents, and not be expoed to a greater Degree of Shame and Scorn than mut necearily fall upon her. ‘I know,’ aid he, ‘tha tis too much. I know I am the wicked Occaion of it. I will endeavour to make Amends, if poible, and