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 happened to poor Sophia; upon whom, the very next Time he aw young Jones, all the former Symptoms returned, and from that Time cold and hot Fits alternately eized her Heart.

The Situation of this young Lady was now very different from what it had ever been before. That Paion, which had formerly been o exquiitely delicious, became now a Scorpion in her Boom. She reited it therefore with her utmot Force, and ummoned every Argument her Reaon (which was urprizingly trong for her Age) could ugget, to ubdue and expel it. In this he o far ucceeded, that he began to hope from Time and Abence a perfect Cure. She reolved therefore to avoid Tom Jones, as much as poible; for which Purpoe he began to conceive a Deign of viiting her Aunt, to which he made no Doubt of obtaining her Father’s Conent.

But Fortune, who had other Deigns in her Head, put an immediate Stop to any uch Proceeding, by introducing an Accident, which will be related in the next Chapter.