at length disclosed it to her Father &desired him to propose a union betweenthem to Charles. Her father consented & setout one morning to open the affair to theyoung Man. M^r Johnson being a man of fewwords his part was soon performed & theanswer he received was as follows —

" Sir, I may perhaps be expected to""appeared¹ pleased ^^at & gratefull for the offer""you have mad^e^me:;:²but let me tell you that I "" consider it as an affront. I look upon my:"":self to be Sir a perfect Beauty — where"" would you see a finer figure or a more "" charming face. Then, sir I imagine my"" Manners & Addreſs to be of the most po:"":lished kind; there is a certain elegance "