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92 THE MAN OF FEELING.
CHAP. XXVIII.
He keeps bis appointment.
TH E lafl night’s raillery of his com¬
panions was recalled to his remem¬
brance when he awoke, and the colder
homilies of prudence began to fuggeft
fome things winch were nowife favourable
for a performance of his prornife to the
unfortunate female he had met with be¬
fore. He rofe uncertain of his purpofe j
but the torpor of fuch confiderations was
feldom prevalent over the warmth of his
nature. He walked fome turns back¬
wards and forwards in his room ; he re¬
called the languid form of the fainting
wretch to his mind ; he wept at the re¬
collection of her tears. “ Though I am
the vileft of beings, I have not forgotten
every virtue 3 gratitude, I hope, I fhall
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