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34. HOW TO GROW RICH:
another's expence to whom, fir, am I thus
indebted ?
Watford. You'll know hereafter — At prefent
be fatisfied with being told that the inftant I
heard of your diftrefs, I flew to your uncle. Sir
Thomas Roundhead — He forgave you all that
had pafs'd, found a friend that advanced the
money, and now waits with open arms to re-
ceive you.
Lady Henrietta. Is he my benefactor ? Does
the old lord of the manor for once forget his
game to relieve a gamefter ?
Warford. I found him in clofe converfation
with his god-daughter Rofa, whofe -father is
parfon of the parifh*
Lady Henrietta. Mr. Medium !
Warford. The fame — The late minifter being
dead. Sir Thomas had juft got the living for
Mr. Medium, and was in fuch high joy, that
he begg'd I'd bring you inftantly — He faid he
was juft going to fit as magiftrate, but by the
time we got there, the juftice bufinefs wou'd be
over.
Lady Henrietta. And if he has no poacher to
try for fnaring his game, we (hall find him in
the fame good humour you left him — Come,
Mr. Warford — Oh ! you are indeed a friend j
and had I earlier liftened to your kind advice —
but it's, all over — The recollection of thofe two
genteel men fo terrifies me, that if I game again,
I hope I Ihall be compell'd to take an airing
with the one, and Ihake hands with the other.
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