for by this dear Hand I would ſacrifice my Life to oblige you.’
He then ſnatched her Hand, and eagerly kiſſed it, which was the firſt Time his Lips had ever touched her. The Blood, which before had forſaken her Cheeks, now made her ſufficient Amends, by ruſhing all over her Face and Neck with ſuch Violence, that they became all of a ſcarlet Colour. She now firſt felt a Senſation to which ſhe had been before a Stranger, and which, when ſhe had Leiſure to reflect on it, began to acquaint her with ſome Secrets, which the Reader, if he doth not already gueſs them, will know in due Time.
Sophia, as ſoon as ſhe could ſpeak (which was not inſtantly) informed him, that the Favour she had to deſire of him, was not to lead her Father through ſo many Dangers in Hunting; for that, from what ſhe had heard, ſhe was terribly frightened every Time they went out together, and expected ſome Day or other to ſee her Father brought Home with broken Limbs. She therefore begged him, for her Sake, to be more cautious; and, as he well knew Mr. Weſtern would follow him, not to ride ſomadly,
