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the parish, and with him persuaded John that they might then be married together which with some small intreaty he consented to; and so they went home, and going to dinner, she made him sit in her old husband's chair, at which the servants began to smile at each other, as guessing at the reason. But before dinner was over she took him round the neck and kissed him, saying, That he was her husband, and ordered them to shew him the respect due to a master.
He also spoke lovingly to them, and told them that he would not forget that he had once been their fellow servant; but would deserve their respects to the utmost of his endeavours. The remainder of the day was spent in love toys, except
