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Frederic & in a manner truly heroick,spluttered out to him her intention ofbeing married the next Day.

To one in his predicament who poſseſs::ed leſs personal Courage than Frederic wasmaster of, such a speech would have been Death; but he not being the least terrifiedboldly replied, "Dammé Elfrida you may be married to::morrow but I wont."

This answer distreſsed her toomuch for her delicate Constitution. She ac::cordingly fainted & was in such a hurryto have a succeſsion of fainting fits,that she had scarcely patience enough torecover from one before she fell into another.

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