My father gave _Trim_ a nod, to snuff the candle, and resumed his discourse.
----I enter upon this speculation, said my father carelessly, and half shutting the book, as he went on, merely to shew the foundation of the natural relation between a father and his child; the right and jurisdiction over whom he acquires these several ways--
1st, by marriage.
2d, by adoption.
3d, by legitimation.
And 4th, by procreation; all which I consider in their order.

He gave Trim a nod to snuff the candle, and resumed.
'I enter upon this speculation,' said he carelessly, half shutting the book, 'merely to show the foundation of the natural relation between a father and his child; he acquires these rights over him in several ways-
'1st, by marriage.
'2nd, by adoption.
'3rd, by legitimation.
'And 4th, by procreation; all of which I consider in their order.'
