it when he was abroad. There, and many more indiſcretions of the ⟨like⟩ nature, Tommy Thoroughgood concealed at firſt from his maſter, tho not without ſome inward uneaſineſs.
In the fourth year's ſervice, ⟨our⟩ young ſpark, who was an only child, heir to a pretty fortune, gave farther proof of his vicious turn ⟨of⟩ mind, and frequently launched into follies and debaucheries of a more heinous nature; for now he made no ſcruple of abſenting himſelf from church on the Lord's day; ⟨always⟩ ſtaid out late, when he knew his Maſter was engaged in company, and at ſuch times, very rarely returned home ſober; nay, he had ſometimes the aſſurance, to lie out of his Maſter's houſe all night. In order to deter him from purſuing this wicked courſe of life, Mr Thoroughgood threatened to inform his Maſter of his ſcandalous behaviour, and to acquaint his parents of his miſconduct. But, alas! all theſe menaces proved ineffectual, and inſtead of
