When &longs;he had fini&longs;hed her relation I took her
into a hackney coach, and conveyed her home—
candidly told my dear Emma the circum&longs;tance of
our meeting, and a&longs;ked her advice in what manner
to di&longs;po&longs;e of the poor girl.

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We tried her penitence; found it &longs;incere; and
willing to encourage her in virtue, recommended
her to the &longs;ervice of a lady who&longs;e example confirmed
tho&longs;e &longs;entiments which were newly returning to be
inmates of Annie's bo&longs;om.

I have frequently &longs;een her &longs;ince, and experience
a thou&longs;and times more &longs;atisfaction in the reflection
that I have &longs;natched her from infamy, than the man
of plea&longs;ure can feel who rai&longs;es the object of his
guilty pur&longs;uit from the lowe&longs;t &longs;tation, to affluence
and grandeur.

That is but a bad compari&longs;on neither; the two
actions cannot come in competition with each
other, &longs;ince the fir&longs;t elevates human nature, the latter
deba&longs;es it.