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The Vicar of Wakefield. 191
may like the ulage of another masler, who
,, gives you lair promiles at leal! to come to
„ him. Surely, my Friends, of ail llupidity
„ in the world, his mull be greatell, who,
„ alter robbing an houle, runs to the thiel-
„ takers for protection. And yet how are
,, you more wile? You are all leeking com-
;, fort H orn one that has already betrayed you,
„ applying to a more malicious being than
,, any thieltaker os them ail; for they only
,, decoy, and then hang you; but he decoys
,, and hangs, and what is woritofall, will not
,, let you loole after the hangman has done."
When I had concluded, I received the
compliments of my audience, some of whom
came and shook me by the hand, swearing that
1 was a very honelt sellow, and that they de-
hredmy further acquaintance. I thereforepro-
mised to repeat my leciure next day, and
actually conceived some hopes of making a
reformation here; for it had ever been my
opinion, that no man was pall the hour of
amendment, every heart lying open to the
ihafts of reproof, if the archer could but take
a proper aim. When I had thus latisfied my
mind, I went back to my apartment, where
my wile prepared a frugal meal, while Mr.
Jenkinlon begged leave to add his dinner to
ours, and partake os the plealure, as he was
kind enough to exprels it, ofmyconverlation.
He had not yet leen my family, for as they
came to my apartment by a door in the nar-
row palsage, already delcribed, by this means
they avoided the common prison. Jenkin-
may like the ulage of another masler, who
,, gives you lair promiles at leal! to come to
„ him. Surely, my Friends, of ail llupidity
„ in the world, his mull be greatell, who,
„ alter robbing an houle, runs to the thiel-
„ takers for protection. And yet how are
,, you more wile? You are all leeking com-
;, fort H orn one that has already betrayed you,
„ applying to a more malicious being than
,, any thieltaker os them ail; for they only
,, decoy, and then hang you; but he decoys
,, and hangs, and what is woritofall, will not
,, let you loole after the hangman has done."
When I had concluded, I received the
compliments of my audience, some of whom
came and shook me by the hand, swearing that
1 was a very honelt sellow, and that they de-
hredmy further acquaintance. I thereforepro-
mised to repeat my leciure next day, and
actually conceived some hopes of making a
reformation here; for it had ever been my
opinion, that no man was pall the hour of
amendment, every heart lying open to the
ihafts of reproof, if the archer could but take
a proper aim. When I had thus latisfied my
mind, I went back to my apartment, where
my wile prepared a frugal meal, while Mr.
Jenkinlon begged leave to add his dinner to
ours, and partake os the plealure, as he was
kind enough to exprels it, ofmyconverlation.
He had not yet leen my family, for as they
came to my apartment by a door in the nar-
row palsage, already delcribed, by this means
they avoided the common prison. Jenkin-