... something is amiss. This is also funny to us. The reader can picture what Allworthy's reaction is to this baby sleeping in his bed. The reader is already left wondering who this baby is and who are the parents. This is only just a taste of the plot of Tom Jones. As the novel continues we get more hilarious scenes as well as a thick, rich plot. For example, in book seven, when Tom has a bandage around his head and his coat is bloodstained because he got into a fight with Ensign Northerton. The comedic scene comes when Tom makes his way to Norterton's room and is shot by Norterton himself because he thought Tom was a ghost. Earlier in the novel, in book two, where Mrs. Partridge is suspecting her husband due to her finding out about Jenny giving birth to the bastard child found in Mr. ...

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