Volume 1

The adventures of Roderick Random : in two volumes / By T. Smollet.

  • Tobias Smollett
Date:
Sept. 24, 1794
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Credit: The adventures of Roderick Random : in two volumes / By T. Smollet. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    port of rage and forrow, without knowing whither to fly for fhelter, having not one friend in the world capable of relieving me, and only three {hillings in my purfe. Alter giving way for a few minutes to the difiates of my rage, T went and hired a fmal] bed-room at the rate of one fhil- ling and fixpence per week, which Iwas. obliged to pay per advance, before the landiord would receivene: thither I removed my luggage ; and next morning got up, with a view of craving the advice and afliftance of a perfon who had on ali occations loaded me with carefles, and made fre- quent dfers of frrendihip while 1 was wader no neceffity of accepting them. He recerved me with his wonted af- fability, and infifted on my breakfafting with him, a fa- vour which I did not think fit to refufe.. But; when I commrunicated the occafion of my vifit, he appeared fo difconcerted, that £ concladed him wonderfully affected with the: me of my condition, and-I looked upon him. as a man of the moft extentive {} ympathy and benevelence. He didnot leave me long under this miftake; for, reco- vering himfelf from his. confuton, he told me he was griey- ed at my misfortune, and defired to know what had paff- ed between my landlord Mr. Potion. and me: whereupon. I recounted the converfation; and, when I repeated the _ anfwer I made to his ungenerous remoni{trance with regard’ tomy leaving his houfe, this pretended friend affected a’ ftare, and exclaimed, <“* Is it potable you could behave fo « i]l to the man who had treated you fo kindly all along?” , My furprize at hearing this was not at all afteéted, what- ‘his might be; and | gave him te underftand with’ arith, that IE did not imagine he would. fo unrea- voufe'the caufe of a fcoundrel, who ought to be . expel d-from every focial comunity. Th ig heat of mine’ - © gave him all the advantage he defired over me, and our difcourfe (after much altercation) concluded in his.defiring: never to-fee me again in that piace; to which defire f yielded my confent, affuring him, that, had I been as: well acquainted with his principles formerly as Iwas now,. he never fhould have had-an Sppoeay of weet! ie. Da i THe thus we Gaciunr 3 ere ment ae witidisie dancing edad os ania sk cele modi i fh. gq
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