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 queftions, or that he fufpefted fome mif- 

 conduc5l on their fide ; for prefently 

 after, breaking out into favage fury, he 

 took the young one up in his arms, and 

 threw her with violence againft the 

 ftones ; but his brutal refentment did 

 not flop here, he beat her afterwards 

 in a cruel manner. I could not fee this 

 treatment of my benefadrefs without 

 the higheft concern for her, and rage 

 againft the author of it j efpecially as 

 the natural jealoufy of thefe people gave 

 occafion to think that it was on my ac- 

 count file fuffered. I could hardly fup- 

 prefs the firft emotions of my refentment, 

 which prompted me to return him his 

 barbarity in his own kind ; but befides 

 that this might have drawn upon her 

 frefli marks of his feverity, it was nei- 

 ther politic, nor indeed in my power, to 

 have done it to any good purpofe at this 

 time. 



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