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which we had enjoyed fo many hours of tranquillity, was not without a tear, which fcarce fortitude itself could fupprefs. Befides, a journey of feventy miles to a family that had hitherto never been above ten from home, filled us with apprehenfion, and the cries of the poor, who followed us for fome miles, contributed to increase it. The first day's journey brought us in fafety within thirty miles of our future retreat, and we put up for the night at an obfcure inn in a village by the way. When we were fhewn a room, I defired the landlord, in my ufual way, to let us have his company, with which he complied, as what he drank would encrease the bill next morning. He knew, however, the whole neighbourhood to which I was removing, particularly 'Squire Thornhill, who was to be my landlord, and who lived within a few miles of the place. This gentleman he defcribed as one who defired to know little more of the world than its pleasures, being particularly remarkable for his attachment to

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fuccefsful and faithlefs. Though this account gave me fome pain, it had a very different effect upon my daughters, whose features feemed to brighten with the expectation of an approaching triumph; nor was my wife lefs pleafed and confident of their allurements and virtue. While our thoughts were thus employed, the hoftefs entered the room to inform her hufband, that the ftrange gentleman, who had been two days in the house, wanted money, and could not fatisfy them for his reckoning. • Want money replied the hoft, that must be impof'fible; for it was no later than yesterday 'he paid three guineas to our beadle to fpare an old broken foldier that was to whipped through the town for dogftealing. The hoftefs, however, ftill perfifting in her first affertion, he was preparing to leave the room, fwearing that

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he would be fatisfied one way or another, when I begged the landlord would introduce me to a stranger of so much charity as he described. With this he complied, fhewing in a gentleman who feemed to be about thirty, dreft in cloaths that once were laced. His perfon was well formed, and his face marked with the lines of thinking. He had fomething fhort and dry in his addrefs, and feemed not to underftand ceremony, or to defpife it. Upon the landlord's leaving the room, I could not avoid expreffing my concern to the ftranger at feeing a gentleman in fuch circumstances, and offered him my purfe to fatisfy the prefent demand. I take it with all my

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heart, Sir,' replied he, and am glad that a late overfight in giving what B money I had about me, has fhewn me, that there are ftill fome men like you. I muft, however, previously intreat being informed of the name and refi'dence of my benefactor, in order to repay him as foon as poffible.'-

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In this I fatisfied him fully, not only mentioning my name and late misfortunes, but the place to which I was going to This,' cried he, happens • ftill more lucky than I hoped for, as I am going the fame way myself, having been detained here two days by the floods, which, I hope, by to-morrow, will be found paffable.' I teftified the pleasure 1 fhould have in his company, and my wife and daughters joining in entreaty, he was prevailed upon to stay supper. The ftranger's converfation, which was at once pleafing and inftructive, induced me to wish for a continuance of it; but it was now high time to retire and take refreshment against the fatigues of the following day.

The next morning we all fet forward together my family on horfeback, while Mr. Burchell, our new companion, walked along the foot-path by the road-fide, obferving, with a fmile, that as we were ill mounted, he would be too generous

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to attempt leaving us behind. As the floods were not yet fubfided, we were obliged to hire a guide, who trotted on before, Mr. Burchell and I bringing up the rear. We lightened the fatigues of the road with philofophical difputes, which he feemed to understand perfectly. But what surprised me moft was, that though he was a money-borrower, he defended his opinions with as much obftinacy as if he had been my patron. He now and then alfo informed me to whom the different feats belonged that lay in our view as we travelled the road. That,' cried he, pointing to a very magnificent houfe: which stood at some distance, belongs to Mr. Thornhill, a young, gentleman, who enjoys a large fortune, though entirely dependant on the will of his uncle, Sir William Thornhill, a gentleman, who content with a little him-felf, permits his nephew to enjoy the "reft, and chiefly refides in town." What!' cried I, is my young land

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