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Tom’s progress

           Helikedtoreceivegreatambassadorsandtheirgorgeoustrains,andlistentotheaffectionatemessagestheybroughtfromillustriousmonarchswhocalledhimbrother.OhappyTomCanty,lateofOffalCourt!

           Heenjoyedhissplendidclothes,andorderedmore:hefoundhisfourhundredservantstoofewforhispropergrandeur,andtrebledthem.Theadulationofsalaamingcourtierscametobesweetmusictohisears.Heremainedkindandgentle,andasturdyanddeterminedchampionofallthatwereoppressed,andhemadetirelesswaruponunjustlaws:yetuponoccasion,beingoffended,hecouldturnuponanearl,orevenaduke,andgivehimalookthatwouldmakehimtremble.Once,whenhisroyal‘sister,’thegrimlyholyLadyMary,setherselftoreasonwithhimagainstthewisdomofhiscourseinpardoningsomanypeoplewhowouldotherwisebejailed,orhanged,orburned,andremindedhimthattheiraugustlatefather’sprisonshadsometimescontainedashighassixtythousandconvictsatonetime,andthatduringhisadmirablereignhehaddeliveredseventy-twothousandthievesandrobbersovertodeathbytheexecutioner,theboywasfilledwithgenerousindignation,andcommandedhertogotohercloset,andbeseechGodtotakeawaythestonethatwasinherbreast,andgiveherahumanheart.

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