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the MAN OF FEELING. 13f
with a family, taught the principles of
delicacy, without the means of fupport-
ing it;a wife and children gracious
heaven ? whom my withes would have
deprived of bread.”—
He was interrupted in his reverie by
feme one tapping him on the fhoulder,
and, on turning round, he difcovered it
to be the very man who had explained to
him the condition of his gay companion
at Hyde-Fark Corner. I am glad to
fee you, Sir, faid he ; I believe we are
fellow's in difappoint!inent.,, Harley flar¬
ed, and faid, that he was at a lofs to
under fland him. “ Poh! you need not
be fo fhy,.anfwered the other', everyone
for himfelf is but fair, and I had much
rather you had got it than the rafcally
gauger.” Harley ftill prottiled his igno
ranee of what he meant. “Why the
Ifcafe of Bancroft Manor, had not you
been applying for it F’ “ I confefs 1 was,
r'eplied Harley * but Ijcanhot conceive
N how