Mrs. Miller and Mr. Nightingale Visit Jones in Prison
- When Squire Allworthy and Mr. Blifil go to see Squire Western, Mrs. Miller runs off to visit Mr. Nightingale.
- Mr. Nightingale has already heard the bad news about Tom from Partridge.
- They (Mrs. Miller, Mr. Nightingale, and Partridge) all agree to visit Tom in jail at once.
- Partridge tells Tom that Mr. Fitzpatrick is still alive, though the doctor says he's going to die.
- Mr. Nightingale comforts Tom that he's not to blame for Mr. Fitzpatrick's death, and the courts will agree with him.
- Tom is just sad that he injured somebody else.
- Also, he's sad because (yet once more) he has lost Sophia.
- Mrs. Miller offers to go and talk to Sophia herself.
- She'll do anything she can to help, since she owes Tom so much.
- Tom gives Mrs. Miller a letter for Sophia.
- And then Mrs. Miller and Mr. Nightingale chat with Tom to cheer him up.
- When they leave him, he is in much better spirits.
- He's glad to hear that Mrs. Miller is also willing to speak on his behalf to Squire Allworthy.
- Mr. Nightingale swears that he will check on Mr. Fitzpatrick and then track down the witnesses to the duel.
- Mrs. Miller goes straight to find Sophia.