- the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, and attains
the Honour of Senior Wrangler. He departs for
London to study the Law: is entered of Lincoln's
Inn. Interview with Miss Collings.
Offers her honourable Atonement: generously
refused by the young Lady. Dangerous Situations
to virtuous Repentance. He accompanies
Jenny to see the Fair Penitent. She is greatly
affected. Literary Pursuits of our Hero. His
Performances are received with Applause.
Alarming Intelligence from his Mother. He
hastens to his Father's. Finds the Colonel still
alive, but in great Danger. His Distemper
receives a temporary Intermission. Etterick
visits his Brother. His Account of the Conduct
of O'Rourke. The Means employed to secure
the Estate from his Machinations. Profligate
Effrontery of the Methodist Preacher. He
supposes his Hypocrisy completely successful:
comes to Yorkshire. His Deportment at the Colonel's.
He receives a severe Chastisement from
William: finds it prudent to decamp. Return
of the Colonel's Distemper, and fatal Termination.
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