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TITLE: JOSEPH ANDREWS, VOL. 2
AUTHOR: HENRY FIELDING
EBOOK: E06441 (O'Briens Book Cellar)
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

THE WORKS OF HENRY FIELDING

EDITED BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY

IN TWELVE VOLUMES

VOL. II.

JOSEPH ANDREWS

VOL. II.

CONTENTS

  BOOK II.--continued.

  CHAPTER XIV.
  _An interview between parson Adams and parson Trulliber._

  CHAPTER XV.
  _An adventure, the consequence of a new instance which parson Adams
  gave of his forgetfulness._

  CHAPTER XVI.
  _A very curious adventure, in which Mr Adams gave a much greater
  instance of the honest simplicity of his heart, than of his experience
  in the ways of this world._

  CHAPTER XVII.
  _A dialogue between Mr Abraham Adams and his host, which, by the
  disagreement in their opinions, seemed to threaten an unlucky
  catastrophe, had it not been timely prevented by the return of
  the lovers._

  BOOK III.

  CHAPTER I.
  _Matter prefatory in praise of biography._

  CHAPTER II.
  _A night scene, wherein several wonderful adventures befel Adams and
  his fellow-travellers._

  CHAPTER III.
  _In which the gentleman relates the history of his life._

  CHAPTER IV.
  _A description of Mr Wilson's way of living. The tragical adventure
  of the dog, and other grave matters._

  CHAPTER V.
  _A disputation on schools held on the road between Mr Abraham Adams
  and Joseph; and a discovery not unwelcome to them both._

  CHAPTER VI.
  _Moral reflections by Joseph Andrews; with the hunting adventure, and
  parson Adams's miraculous escape._

  CHAPTER VII.
  _A scene of roasting, very nicely adapted to the present taste and
  times._

  CHAPTER VIII.
  _Which some readers will think too short and others too long._

  CHAPTER IX.
  _Containing as surprizing and bloody adventures as can be found in
  this or perhaps any other authentic history._

  CHAPTER X.
  _A discourse between the poet and the player; of no other use in this
  history but to divert the reader._

  CHAPTER XI.
  _Containing the exhortations of parson Adams to his friend in
  affliction; calculated for the instruction and improvement of the
  reader._

  CHAPTER XII.
  _More adventures, which we hope will as much please as surprize
  the reader._

  CHAPTER XIII.

  _A curious dialogue which passed between Mr Abraham Adams and Mr
  Peter Pounce, better worth reading than all the works of Colley
  Cibber and many others._

  BOOK IV.

  CHAPTER I.
  _The arrival of Lady Booby and the rest at Booby-hall._

  CHAPTER II.
  _A dialogue between Mr Abraham Adams and the Lady Booby._

  CHAPTER III.
  _What passed between the lady and lawyer Scout._

  CHAPTER IV.
  _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival
  of Mr Booby and his lady._

  CHAPTER V.
  _Containing justice business; curious precedents of depositions, and
  other matters necessary to be perused by all justices of the peace
  and their clerks._

  CHAPTER VI.
  _Of which you are desired to read no more than you like._

  CHAPTER VII.
  _Philosophical reflections, the like not to be found in any light
  French romance. Mr Booby's grave advice to Joseph, and Fanny's
  encounter with a beau._

  CHAPTER VIII.
  _A discourse which happened between Mr Adams, Mrs Adams, Joseph, and
  Fanny, with some behaviour of Mr Adams which will be called by some
  few readers very low, absurd, and unnatural._

  CHAPTER IX
  _A visit which the polite Lady Booby and her polite friend paid to
  the parson._

  CHAPTER X.
  _The history of two friends, which may afford an useful lesson to
  all those persons who happen to take up their residence in married
  families._

  CHAPTER XI.
  _In which the history is continued._

  CHAPTER XII.
  _Where the good-natured reader will see something which will give
  him no great pleasure._

  CHAPTER XIII
  _The history, returning to the Lady Booby, gives some account of the
  terrible conflict in her breast between love and pride, with what
  happened on the present discovery._

  CHAPTER XIV.
  _Containing several curious night-adventures, in which Mr Adams fell
  into many hair-breadth scapes, partly owing to his goodness, and
  partly to his inadvertency._

  CHAPTER XV.
  _The arrival of Gaffar and Gammar Andrews with another person not
  much expected, and a perfect solution of the difficulties raised by
  the pedlar._

  CHAPTER XVI.
  _Being the last. In which this true history is brought to a happy
  conclusion._

  LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

  MR WILSON RELATES HIS HISTORY
  PARSON ADAMS
  HE RAN TOWARDS HER

BOOK II.--continued.

CHAPTER XIV.

_An interview between parson Adams and parson Trulliber._

Parson Adams came to the house of parson Trulliber, whom he found
stript into his waistcoat, with an apron on, and a pail in his hand,
just come from serving his hogs; for Mr Trulliber was a parson on
Sundays, but all the other six might more properly be called a farmer.
He occupied a small piece of land of his own, besides which he rented a
considerable deal more. His wife milked his cows, managed his dairy,
and followed the markets with butter and eggs. The hogs fell chiefly to
his care, which he carefully waited on at home, and attended to fairs;
on which occasion he was liable to many jokes, his own size being, with
much ale, rendered little inferior to that of the beasts he sold. He
was indeed one of the largest men you should see, and could have acted
the part of Sir John Falstaff without stuffing. Add to this that the
rotundity of his belly was considerably increased by the shortness of
his stature, his shadow ascending very near as far in height, when he
lay on his back, as when he stood on his legs. His voice was loud and
hoarse, and his accents extremely broad. To complete the whole, he had
a stateliness in his gait, when he walked, not unlike that of a goose,
only he stalked slower.

Mr Trulliber, being informed that somebody wanted to speak with him,
immediately slipt off his apron and clothed himself in an old
night-gown, being the dress in which he always saw his company at home.
His wife, who informed him of Mr Adams's arrival, had made a small
mistake; for she had told her husband, "She believed there was a man
come for some of his hogs." This supposition made Mr Trulliber hasten
with the utmost expedition to attend his guest. He no sooner saw Adams
than, not in the least doubting the cause of his errand to be what his
wife had imagined, he told him, "He was come in very good time; that he

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