was immediately ſent for, ordered to ſtop any further Proceedings in the Action, and to make out the Deputation.
Tom’s Succeſs in this Affair ſoon began to ring out over the Country, and various were the Cenſures paſt upon it. Some greatly applauding it as an Act of good Nature, other ſneering, and ſaying, ‘No Wonder that one idle Fellow ſhould love another.’ Young Blifil was greatly enraged at it. He had long hated Black George in the ſame Proportion as Jones delighted in him; not from any Offence which he had ever received, but from his great Love to Religion and Virtue: For Black George had the Reputation of a looſe kind of a Fellow. Blifil therefore repreſented this as flying in Mr. Allworthy’s Face; and declared with great Concern, that it was impoſſible to find any other Motive for doing Good to ſuch a Wretch.
Thwackum and Square likewiſe ſung to the ſame Tune: They were now (eſpecially the latter) become greatly jealous of young Jones with the Widow: For he now approached the Age of Twenty, was really a fine young Fellow; and that Lady, byher
