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** hands has procured for you, allow me to ac- 

 " company you in your voyage ; I will encou- 

 •* rage you during thofe tempefts, which caufed 

 '^ fuch apprehenfions in you while on Ihore. Thy 

 " head Qiall repofe upon my bofom j I will clafp 

 " thee to my bread; and, in France, where thou 

 *' art going, in quell of fortune and of greatnefs, 

 ** 1 will follow ihee as thy Have; in the palaces, 

 " where I (liall behold thee ferved and adored, I 

 " will rejoice at thy happinefs; even then I fhall 

 " be rich enough to offer thee the greateft of facri- 

 *' fices, by dying at thy feet." 



His voice was entirely ftifled with fobbing ; wc 

 prefently heard that of Firginia^ who addrefled him 



in thefe words, frequently interrupted by fighs 



*' It is for thy fake that I go away for thee, 



" whom I have feen, daily, bowed down to 

 '* the ground, labouring to fupport two infirm 

 *' families. If I have embraced this opportunity 

 *' of acquiring wealth, it is only to return, a 

 *' thoufand fold, the good which thou haft done 

 " to us all. Can there be a fortune worthy of thy 

 *' friendfhip? Why mention thy birth to me? Ahl 

 *' were it even pofTible that another brother fhould 

 *' be offered to me, could I chufe any but thee ? 

 " Oh, Paid ! Paul! thou art far dearer to me than 

 " a brother. What a ftruggle hath it coft me to 

 " keep thee at a diftance ? I even wiQied thee to 



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