The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Going back to Tom, he and Partridge leave the inn at Upton shortly after Mr. Western does. Partridge thinks that Tom would be better to turn around and go home than fight in a war, but Tom replies that he has no home to return to. He gets so frustrated that it frightens Partridge, but eventually, Tom calms down and apologizes to him.

Partridge has agreed not to bring up the subject of home again, so he instead returns to his theory that the Man of the Hill was a ghost. This leads Partridge into talking about how he had a dream that made him afraid of dying in battle. Tom is not bothered by this, saying that a person going into battle should prepare for the worst and dying a for a country is a good cause. Partridge accepts that he may be a coward but nevertheless wants to live as long as possible.