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The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves

CHAPTER THE LAST
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Your attachment to Lady Greaves neither she nor I shall ever forget--If you are willing to unite your fate with Mr.Clarke, your mistress gives me leave to assure you she will stock the farm at her own expense, and we will celebrate the wedding at Greavesbury Hall"-- By this time the hearts of these grateful lovers had overflowed.

Dolly was sitting on her knees, bathing her lady's hand with her tears, and Mr.
Clarke appeared in the same attitude by Sir Launcelot.

The uncle, almost as affected as the nephew by the generosity of our adventurer, cried aloud, "I pray God that you and your glorious consort may have smooth seas and gentle gales whithersoever you are bound; as for my kinsman Tom, I'll give him a thousand pounds to set him fairly afloat; and if he prove not a faithful tender to you his benefactor, I hope he will founder in this world, and be damned in that which is to come." Nothing now was wanting to the completion of their happiness but the consent of Dolly's mother at the Black Lion, who they did not suppose could have any objection to such an advantageous match for her daughter; but in this particular they were mistaken.
In the meantime they arrived at the village where the knight had exercised the duties of chivalry; and there he received the gratulation of Mr.Fillet and the attorney who had offered to bail him before Justice Gobble.

Mutual civilities having passed, they gave him to understand that Gobble and his wife were turned Methodists.

All the rest of the prisoners whom he had delivered came to testify their gratitude, and were hospitably entertained.


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