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imaginable
thatoffivehungrychildrenandawifelyinginofthesixthintheut-
mostwantandmisery.Thetruthofallwhichthehighwaymanmost
vehementlyassertedandofferedtoconvinceMrJonesofitifhewould
takethetroubletogotohishousewhichwasnotabovetwomilesoff;
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sayingThathedesirednofavour
butuponconditionofprovingallhe
had all alledged.
Jonesatfirstpretendedthathewouldtakethefellowathiswordand
gowithhimdeclaringthathisfateshoulddependentirelyonthetruth
ofhisstory.Uponthisthepoorfellowimmediatelyexpressedsomuch
alacritythatJoneswasperfectlysatisfiedwithhisveracityandbegan
nowtoentertainsentimentsofcompassionforhim.Hereturnedthefel-
lowhisemptypistoladvisedhimtothinkofhonestermeansofrelieving
hisdistressandgavehimacoupleofguineasfortheimmediatesupport
ofhiswifeandhisfamily;addinghewishedhehadmoreforhissake
for the hundred pound that had been mentioned was not his own.
Ourreaderswillprobablybedividedintheiropinionsconcerningthis
action;som [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]yapplauditperhapsasanactofextraordinaryhuman-
itywhilethoseofamoresaturninetemperwillconsideritasawantof
regardtothatjusticewhicheverymanoweshiscountry.Partridgecer-
tainlysawitinthatlight;forhetestifiedmuchdissatisfactionontheoc-
casionquotedanoldproverbandsaidheshoyilai:
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