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wishing all dinner-time that I had been atthe dreſsing it –. A brother of Mrs Marlowe, MrCleveland is with them at present; he is agood-looking young Man, and seems to havea good deal to say for himself. I tell Eloisa thatshe should set her cap at him, but she doesnot at all seem to relish the proposal. I shouldlike to see the girl married and Cleveland hasa very good estate. Perhaps you may wonderthat I do not consider myself as well as my Sister in my matrimonial Projects; but to tellyou the truth I never wish to act a more prin--cipal part at a Wedding than the superin:

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