THE TOM JONES HISTORY – PART 1 By M. Meenachi Sundaram CONTENTS THE TOM JONES’S HISTORY – PART 1.. 1 THE TOM JONES’S HISTORY (STORY). 9 BOOK I. — CONTAINING AS MUCH OF THE BIRTH OF THE FOUNDLING AS IS NECESSARY OR PROPER TO ACQUAINT THE READER WITH IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS HISTORY. 9 Chapter 1 — The introduction to the work, or bill of fare to the feast. 10 Chapter 2 — A short description of squire Allworthy, and a fuller account of Miss Bridget Allworthy, his sister. 14 Chapter 3 — An odd accident which befel Mr Allworthy at his return home. The decent behaviour of Mrs Deborah Wilkins, with some proper animadversions on bastards. 17 Chapter 4 — The reader's neck brought into danger by a description; his escape; and the great condescension of Miss Bridget Allworthy. 22 Chapter 5 — Containing a few common matters, with a very uncommon observation upon them. 27 Chapter 6 — Mrs Deborah is introduced into the parish with a simile. A short account of Jenny Jones, with the difficulties and discouragements which may attend young women in the pursuit of learning. 29 Chapter 7 — Containing such grave matter, that the reader cannot laugh once through the whole chapter, unless peradventure he should laugh at the author. 35 Chapter 8 — A dialogue between Mesdames Bridget and Deborah; containing more amusement, but less instruction, than the former. 42 Chapter 9 — Containing matters which will surprize the reader. 46 Chapter 10 — The hospitality of Allworthy; with a short sketch of the characters of two brothers, a doctor and a captain, who were entertained by that gentleman. 50 Chapter 11 — Containing many rules, and some examples, concerning falling in love: descriptions of beauty, and other more prudential inducements to matrimony. 56 Chapter 12 — Containing what the reader may, perhaps, expect to find in it. 62 Chapter 13 — Which concludes the first book; with an instance of ingratitude, which, we hope, will appear unnatural. 67 BOOK II. — CONTAINING SCENES OF MATRIMONIAL FELICITY IN DIFFERENT DEGREES OF LIFE; AND VARIOUS OTHER TRANSACTIONS DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS AFTER THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN CAPTAIN BLIFIL AND MISS BRIDGET ALLWORTHY. 71 Chapter 1 — Showing what kind of a history this is; what it is like, and what it is not like. 72 Chapter 2 — Religious cautions against showing too much favour to bastards; and a great discovery made by Mrs Deborah Wilkins. 75 Chapter 3 — The description of a domestic government founded upon rules directly contrary to those of Aristotle. 78 Chapter 4 — Containing one of the most bloody battles, or rather duels, that were ever recorded in domestic history. 84 Chapter 5 — Containing much matter to exercise the judgment and reflection of the reader. 91 Chapter 6 — The trial of Partridge, the schoolmaster, for incontinency; the evidence of his wife; a short reflection on the wisdom of our law; with other grave matters, which those will like best who understand them most. 99 Chapter 7 — A short sketch of that felicity which prudent couples may extract from hatred: with a short apology for those people who overlook imperfections in their friends. 108 Chapter 8 — A receipt to regain the lost affections of a wife, which hath never been known to fail in the most desperate cases. 114 Chapter 9 — A proof of the infallibility of the foregoing receipt, in the lamentations of the widow; with other suitable decorations of death, such as physicians, &c., and an epitaph in the true stile. 117 BOOK III. — CONTAINING THE MOST MEMORABLE TRANSACTIONS WHICH PASSED IN THE FAMILY OF MR ALLWORTHY, FROM THE TIME WHEN TOMMY JONES ARRIVED AT THE AGE OF FOURTEEN, TILL HE ATTAINED THE AGE OF NINETEEN. IN THIS BOOK. 125 THE READER MAY PICK UP SOME HINTS CONCERNING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN. 125 Chapter 1 — Containing little or nothing. 126 Chapter 2 — The heroe of this great history appears with very bad omens. A little tale of so LOW a kind that some may think it not worth their notice. A word or two concerning a squire, and more relating to a gamekeeper and a schoolmaster. 129 Chapter 6 — Containing a better reason still for the before-mentioned opinions. 153 Chapter 7 — In which the author himself makes his appearance on the stage. 158 Chapter 8 — A childish incident, in which, however, is seen a good-natured disposition in Tom Jones. 161 Chapter 9 — Containing an incident of a more heinous kind, with the comments of Thwackum and Square. 165 Chapter 10 — In which Master Blifil and Jones appear in different lights. 169 BOOK IV. — CONTAINING THE TIME OF A YEAR. 173 Chapter 1 — Containing five pages of paper. 174 Chapter 5 — Containing matter accommodated to every taste. 193 Chapter 6 — An apology for the insensibility of Mr Jones to all the charms of the lovely Sophia; in which possibly we may, in a considerable degree, lower his character in the estimation of those men of wit and gallantry who approve the heroes in most of our modern comedies. 201 Chapter 7 — Being the shortest chapter in this book. 208 Chapter 8 — A battle sung by the muse in the Homerican style, and which none but the classical reader can taste. 210 Chapter 9 — Containing matter of no very peaceable colour. 218 Chapter 10 — A story told by Mr Supple, the curate. The penetration of Squire Western. His great love for his daughter, and the return to it made by her. 223 Chapter 11 — The narrow escape of Molly Seagrim, with some observations for which we have been forced to dive pretty deep into nature. 230 Chapter 12 — Containing much clearer matters; but which flowed from the same fountain with those in the preceding chapter. 237 Chapter 13 — A dreadful accident which befel Sophia. The gallant behaviour of Jones, and the more dreadful consequence of that behaviour to the young lady; with a short digression in favour of the female sex. —... 242 Chapter 14 — The arrival of a surgeon.—His operations, and a long dialogue between Sophia and her maid. 247 BOOK V. — CONTAINING A PORTION OF TIME SOMEWHAT LONGER THAN HALF A YEAR. 255 Chapter 1 — Of the SERIOUS in writing, and for what purpose it is introduced. 256 Chapter 2 — In which Mr Jones receives many friendly visits during his confinement; with some fine touches of the passion of love, scarce visible to the naked eye. 263 Chapter 4 — A little chapter, in which is contained a little incident. 274 Chapter 5 — A very long chapter, containing a very great incident. 279 Chapter 6 — By comparing which with the former, the reader may possibly correct some abuse which he hath formerly been guilty of in the application of the word love. 290 Chapter 8 — Containing matter rather natural than pleasing. 306 Chapter 9 — Which, among other things, may serve as a comment on that saying of Aeschines, that “drunkenness shows the mind of a man, as a mirrour reflects his person.”. 313 Chapter 10 — Showing the truth of many observations of Ovid, and of other more grave writers, who have proved beyond contradiction, that wine is often the forerunner of incontinency. 320 Chapter 11 — In which a simile in Mr Pope's period of a mile introduces as bloody a battle as can possibly be fought without the assistance of steel or cold iron. 325 Chapter 12 — In which is seen a more moving spectacle than all the blood in the bodies of Thwackum and Blifil, and of twenty other such, is capable of producing. 330 BOOK VI. — CONTAINING ABOUT THREE WEEKS. 337 Chapter 1 — Of love. 338 Chapter 2— The character of Mrs Western. Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages. 343 Chapter 3 — Containing two defiances to the critics. 351 Chapter 4 — Containing sundry curious matters. 358 Chapter 5 — In which is related what passed between Sophia and her aunt. 361 Chapter 6 — Containing a dialogue between Sophia and Mrs Honour, which may a little relieve those tender affections which the foregoing scene may have raised in the mind of a good-natured reader. 368 Chapter 7 — A picture of formal courtship in miniature, as it always ought to be drawn, and a scene of a tenderer kind painted at full length. 372 Chapter 8 — The meeting between Jones and Sophia. 379 Chapter 9 — Being of a much more tempestuous kind than the former. 382 Chapter 10 — In which Mr Western visits Mr Allworthy. 389 Chapter 13 — The behaviour of Sophia on the present occasion; which none of her sex will blame, who are capable of behaving in the same manner. And the discussion of a knotty point in the court of conscience. 406 Chapter 14 — A short chapter, containing a short dialogue between Squire Western and his sister. 412 BOOK VII. — CONTAINING THREE DAYS. 415 Chapter 1 — A comparison between the world and the stage. 416 Chapter 2 — Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself. 422 Chapter 3 — Containing several dialogues. 426 Chapter 5 — The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt. 437 Chapter 6 — Containing great variety of matter. 441 Chapter 7 — A strange resolution of Sophia, and a more strange stratagem of Mrs Honour. 449 Chapter 8 — Containing scenes of altercation, of no very uncommon kind. 455 Chapter 9 — The wise demeanour of Mr Western in the character of a magistrate. A hint to justices of peace, concerning the necessary qualifications of a clerk; with extraordinary instances of paternal madness and. 460 Chapter 10 — Containing several matters, natural enough perhaps, but low. 466 Chapter 11 — The adventure of a company of soldiers. 473 Chapter 12 — The adventure of a company of officers. 479 Chapter 13 — Containing the great address of the landlady, the great learning of a surgeon, and the solid skill in casuistry of the worthy lieutenant. 490 Chapter 14 — A most dreadful chapter indeed; and which few readers ought to venture upon in an evening, especially when alone. 499 Chapter 15 — The conclusion of the foregoing adventure. 508 BOOK VIII. — CONTAINING ABOUT TWO DAYS. 514 Chapter 1. — A wonderful long chapter concerning the marvellous; being much the longest of all our introductory chapters. 515 Chapter 2 — In which the landlady pays a visit to Mr Jones. 525 Chapter 3 — In which the surgeon makes his second appearance. 530 Chapter 4 — In which is introduced one of the pleasantest barbers that was ever recorded in history, the barber of Bagdad, or he in Don Quixote, not excepted. 534 Chapter 5 — A dialogue between Mr Jones and the barber. 540 Chapter 6 — In which more of the talents of Mr Benjamin will appear, as well as who this extraordinary person was. 546 Chapter 7 — Containing better reasons than any which have yet appeared for the conduct of Partridge; an apology for the weakness of Jones; and some further anecdotes concerning my landlady. 552 Chapter 8 — Jones arrives at Gloucester, and goes to the Bell; the character of that house, and of a petty-fogger which he there meets with. 557 Chapter 9 — Containing several dialogues between Jones and Partridge, concerning love, cold, hunger, and other matters; with the lucky and narrow escape of Partridge, as he was on the very brink of making a fatal 564 Chapter 10 — In which our travellers meet with a very extraordinary adventure. 572 Chapter 11 — In which the Man of the Hill begins to relate his history. 583 Chapter 12 — In which the Man of the Hill continues his history. 596 Chapter 13 — In which the foregoing story is farther continued. 604 Chapter 14 — In which the Man of the Hill concludes his history. 614 Chapter 15 — A brief history of Europe; and a curious discourse between Mr Jones and the Man of the Hill. 626 ABOUT THE AUTHOR. 634 THE TOM JONES’S HISTORY (STORY) BOOK I. — CONTAINING AS MUCH OF THE BIRTH OF THE FOUNDLING AS IS NECESSARY OR PROPER TO ACQUAINT THE READER WITH IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS HISTORY.