 the Character which had been given of him. Upon
longer Acquaintance, however, and more intimate Conversation, this worthy Man
saw Infirmities in the Tutor, which he could have wished him to have been
without; tho' as those seemed greatly over-ballanced by his good Qualities, they
did not incline Mr. Allworthy to part with him; nor would they indeed have
justified such a Proceeding: For the Reader is greatly mistaken, if he conceives
that Thwackum appeared to Mr. Allworthy in the same Light as he doth to him in
this History; and he is as much deceived, if he imagines, that the most intimate
Acquaintance which he himself could have had with that Divine, would have
informed him of those Things which we, from our Inspiration, are enabled to open
and discover. Of Readers who from such Conceits as these, condemn the Wisdom or
Penetration of Mr. Allworthy, I shall not scruple to say, that they make a very
bad and ungrateful Use of that Knowledge which we have communicated to them.
    These apparent Errors in the Doctrine of Thwackum, served greatly to
palliate the contrary Errors in that of Square, which our good Man no less saw
and condemned. He thought indeed that the different Exuberancies of these
Gentlemen, would correct their different Imperfections; and that from both,
especially with his Assistance, the two Lads would derive sufficient Precepts of
true Religion and Virtue. If the Event happened contrary to his Expectations,
this possibly proceeded from some Fault in the Plan itself; which the Reader
hath my Leave to discover, if he can: For we do not pretend to introduce any
infallible Characters into this History; where we hope nothing will be found
which hath never yet been seen in human Nature.
    To return therefore; the Reader will not, I think, wonder that the different
Behaviour of the two Lads above commemorated, produced the different Effects, of
which he hath already seen some Instance; and besides this, there was another
Reason for the Conduct of the Philosopher and the Pedagogue; but this being
Matter of great Importance, we shall reveal it in the next Chapter.
 

                                   Chapter VI

      Containing a better Reason still for the before-mentioned Opinions.
 
It is to be known then, that those two learned Personages, who have lately made
a considerable Figure on the Theatre of this History, had from their first
Arrival at Mr. Allworthy's House, taken so great an Affection, the one to his
Virtue, the other to his Religion, that they had meditated the closest Alliance
with him.
    For this Purpose they had cast their Eyes on that fair Widow
