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Mrs. Wilkins launches on a long tirade about how she should not be grouped with the other servants in her master's will, and Thwackum and Square are not pleased with their inheritance either. Blifil returns from speaking to the attorney, from whom he has discovered that his mother has died from gout. Thwackum tells Blifil to bear the news like a "Christian" while Square tells him to bear it like a "Man." Blifil assures his tutors that he would not be able to survive if he did not have their sound lessons to fall back on. They debate whether or not to tell Allworthy about the death of his sister or not. In the sick room, the doctor declares that a miracle has occurred, and that Allworthy has recovered completely. The narrator lets the reader know that the situation was not actually as bad as the doctor had represented it. Blifil tells Allworthy about Bridget's death and Allworthy commissions Blifil to arrange the funeral.