Shewing the Truth of Many Observations of Ovid, and of Other More Grave Writers, Who Have Proved, Beyond Contradiction, that Wine Is Often the Fore-runner of Incontinency
- Tom goes off for a walk to cool his head (and to sober up).
- As he is wandering around in the pleasant air, Tom starts thinking about Sophia.
- So—to be honest, he's getting horny.
- And who should wander by just as Tom is having passionate thoughts? Molly Seagrim.
- She's been working hard in the fields, and she's all sweaty.
- Immediately, Tom is like—hmmmm.
- The two of them bicker for about fifteen minutes before they go off together into a clearing in the forest.
- The narrator reminds us that Tom is drunkso we shouldn't blame him too much for making what is obviously a big mistake.
- Mr. Blifil spots Tom far off with a girl.
- He can't see who the girl is, but it doesn't matter—he knows Tom, and he knows what Tom is up to.
- So Mr. Blifil runs for Mr. Thwackum, who he knows will attack Tom properly.
- Mr. Thwackum is very serious about abstinence: his own, and everyone else's.
- Mr. Thwackum comes storming towards the clearing in a rage.
- He and Mr. Blifil make so much noise stomping through the underbrush that Tom totally hears them coming.