CHAP.

VII. In which Mr. Western pays a visit to his

sister, in company with Mr. Blifil

PAGE

412

VIII. Schemes of Lady Bellaston for the ruin of

Jones

XI. In which Jones pays a visit to Mrs. Fitz-

415

I. Containing a portion of introductory writing. 431

II. The generous and grateful behaviour of Mrs.

433

Miller

III. The arrival of Mr. Western, with some mat-

ters concerning the paternal authority 438

IV. An extraordinary scene between Sophia and

her aunt.

V. Mrs. Miller and Mr. Nightingale visit Jones

in the prison

VI. In which Mrs. Miller pays a visit to Sophia

VII. A pathetic scene between Mr. Allworthy and

Mrs. Miller

VIII. Containing various matters

IX. What happened to Mr. Jones in the prison

BOOK XVIII.

Containing about six days.

447

452

СПАР.

III. Allworthy visits Old Nightingale; with a

strange discovery that he made on that

PAGE

489

IV. Containing two letters in very different styles. 495

V. In which the history is continued

VI. In which the history is further continued

VII. Continuation of the history

VIII. Further continuation

IX. A further continuation .

500

. 507

X. Wherein the history begins to draw towards a

conclusion

XI. The history draws nearer to a conclusion.

XII. Approaching still nearer to the end

. 511

. 517

528

CONTINUATION

OF THE

HISTORY

OF

TOM JONES,

FOUNDLING.

THE

HISTORY

OF A

FOUNDLING.

BOOK X.

In which the history goes forward about twelve hours.

CHAPTER I.

Containing instructions very necessary to be perused by modern critics.

READER, it is impossible we should know what sort of person thou wilt be; for, perhaps, thou may'st be as learned in human nature as Shakespeare himself was, and, perhaps, thou may'st be no wiser than some of his editors. Now, lest this latter should be the case, we think proper, before we go any farther together, to give thee a few wholesome admonitions; that thou may'st not as grossly misunderstand and misrepresent us, as some of the said editors have misunderstood and misrepresented their author.

First, then, we warn thee not too hastily to condemn any of the incidents in this our history, as impertinent

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