"As for myself, madam,' said
he, "my lodging is at your service at a moment's warning; and Mr.
Nightingale, I am sure, as he cannot yet prepare a house fit to
receive his lady, will consent to return to his new lodging, whither
Mrs. Nightingale will certainly consent to go." With which proposal
both husband and wife agreed.
The reader will easily believe, that the cheeks of Mrs. Miller began
again to glow with additional gratitude to Jones; but, perhaps, it may
be more difficult to persuade him, that Mr. Jones having in his last
speech called her daughter Mrs. Nightingale (it being the first time
that agreeable sound had ever reached her ears), gave the fond
mother more satisfaction, and warmed her heart more towards Jones,
than his having dissipated her present anxiety.
The next day was then appointed for the removal of the new-married
couple, and of Mr. Jones, who was likewise to be provided for in the
same house with his friend. And now the serenity of the company was
again restored, and they past the day in the utmost chearfulness,
all except Jones, who, though he outwardly accompanied the rest in
their mirth, felt many a bitter pang on the account of his Sophia,
which were not a little heightened by the news of Mr. Blifil's
coming to town for he clearly saw the intention of his journey); and
what greatly aggravated his concern was, that Mrs. Honour, who had
promised to inquire after Sophia, and to make her report to him
early the next evening, had disappointed him.
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