nor my permiſsion to give her any thing at pre::sent, I thought it would be doing a good--natured action by my Brother to let himknow as much, in order that he mightchoose for himself, whether to conquer ^his h^er paſ::sion, or Love and Despair. Accordingly findingmyself this Morning alone with him in one ofthe horrid old rooms of this Castle, I opened thecause to him in the following Manner."Well my dear William what do you think ofthese girls? for my part, I do not find themso plain as I susexpected¹: but perhaps you may