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He is full of the favours of the ladies of his family to me: to whom, nevertheless, I am personally a stranger; except, that I once saw Miss Patty Montague at Mrs. Knolly's. It is natural, I believe, for a person to be the more desirous of making new friends, in proportion as she loses the favour of old ones.
I shall send this, as my former, by a poor man, who travels every day with pedlary matters. He will leave it at Mrs. Knolly's, as you direct. If you hear any thing of my father and mother, and of their health, and how my friends were affected by my unhappy step, pray be so good as to write me a few lines by the messenger, if his waiting for them can be known to you.
She agrees, Doctor Bryerly, to your kind proposal. 'I am to understand so? he asked. 'Very well yes, Doctor Bryerly, I replied. 'You have resolved wisely and well, said he, briskly, like a man who has got a care off his mind. 'I forgot to say, Doctor Bryerly it was very rude that you must stay here to-night. 'He can't, my dear, interposed Lady Knolly's; 'it is a long way. 'He will dine.
My mother's absence was owing to her suspicion, that the Knolly's were to assist in our correspondence. She made them a visit upon it. She does every thing at once. And they have promised, that no more letters shall be left there, without her knowledge. But Mr. Hickman has engaged one Filmer, a husbandman in the lane we call Finch-lane, near us, to receive them.
I was, such were my ruminations, to have agreed at once to his preposterous offer, and to have been driven, while he smirked and grimaced behind my back at his acquaintances, through Feltram in his dog-cart to Elverston; and then, to the just indignation of my uncle, to have been delivered up to Lady Knolly's guardianship, and to have handed my driver, as I alighted, the handsome fare of 20.000l.
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