The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great

ATURAL AND COMMON ENOUGH TO LITTLE WRETCHES WHO DEAL WITH GREAT MEN; TOGETHER

now demanded of the endorser. The apprehension of such a loss would have affected any man of business, but much more one whose unavoidable ruin it must prove. He expressed so much concern and confusion on this occasion, that the proprietor of t

ore that he would never be bail for any man. After many fruitless efforts of this kind she repaired to her husband, to comfort him at least with her presence. She found him sealing the last of several letters, which he was despatching to his friends and creditors. The moment he saw her a sudden joy sparkled in his eyes, which, however, had a very short duration; for despair soon closed them again; nor could he help bursting into some passionate expressions of concern for her and his little family, which she, on her part, did her utmost to lessen, by endeavouring to mit

her to aggravate, by not only painting out his misery in the liveliest colours imaginable, but by upbraiding him with tha

assed an hour in a scene of tenderness too low and contemptible to be recounted to our great readers.

ere copy a few of them, as they may serve for precedents to others who have an occasi

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ittle while due; however, as he intends to deal no longer at your shop, he hath ordered me to pay you as soon as I shall have cash in hand,

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ing; but as I doubt not, very shortly not only to content that small bill, but likewise to lay out very considerable further s

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good- natured man, I will trust you with a secret; he gave me the money long since to discharge it, which I had the ill

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my compliments t

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t as to sum mentioned therein, doth not suit

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ide, of which I shall always entertain the most greateful memory. I am very greatly concerned at your misfortunes, and would have waited upon you

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Heartfree and the dear

se, the last was infinitely the most grating to poor Heartfree, as it came from one to whom, when in distress