In Which the Author Himself Makes His Appearance On the Stage
- It turns out to be kind of bad for Tom that Bridget likes him so much.
- The problem is, Squire Allworthy (who usually doesn't pay attention to gossip) does notice that his sister apparently hates her own son.
- As soon as he realizes how much Bridget despises Master Blifil, he begins to feel sorry for his nephew.
- In his pity, he sees all of Master Blifil's good points magnified, and he ignores all of Master Blifil's bad points (of which there are many).
- Squire Allworthy also suddenly sees Tom as much worse than he actually is.
- And Tom doesn't help matters by being wild and rowdy all the time.