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"I think, reat impatience, "that I know just such a man as you will require, and one upon whose honesty I believe you may rely"

"That's more," said Mr Hobson, "than I would take upon lishman! where you may meet with such a Frenchman, I won't be bold to say"

"Why indeed," said Mr Sih I don't entleman, but if I was to make bold to speak my private opinion upon the head, I should be inclinable for to say, that as to putting a dependance upon the French, it's a thing quite dubious how it reat favour, ma'am," said Mrs Belfield, "that you have been so coht, for I was almost afraid you would not have done me the favour any s went a little unlucky: but I had no notion, for one, when Mr Hobson told ht it rather upon the extraordinary order, that he should come here into my parlour, and make such a secret of his name, on purpose to ask me questions about my own son"

"Why I think, indeed, if I may be so free," said Mr Sientleman; for, to be sure, if he was so over curious to hear about your private concerns, the genteel thing, if I may take the liberty for to differ, would have been for him to say, ma'am, says he, I'm come to ask the favour of you just to let , ma'am, you should take a fancy for to ask me upon the return, why I shall be very co of you satisfaction"

"I dare say," answered Mrs Belfield, "he would not have said so one down on your knees to ask hi quite in a passion because I only asked hih what haruess However, as he was so hty inquisitive about my son, if I had but knoho he was in time, I should have made no scruple in the world to ask him if he could not have spoke a feords for hireat people that could have done hi that I believe put hi so unlucky as to say, before ever I kneho he was, that I had heard he was not over and above good-natured; for I saw he did not seem much to like it at the time"