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Such is the humiliating Situation in which I amforced to appear while riding in her Ladyship's CoachI dare not be impertinent, as my Mother is always admonishing me to be humble & patient if I wish to make my way in the world. She insists on my accepting every invitation of Lady Greville, or you may be certain that I wouldnever enter either her House, or her Coachwith the disagreable certainty I always haveof being abused for my Poverty while I am inthem. – When we arrived at Ashburnham, it was nearly ten o'clock, which was an hour and a half later than we were desired to be there; but Lady Greville is too fashionable (or fancies herself to be so) to be punctual. The Dancing however was not begun as they waitedfor Miſs Greville. I had not been long in the roombefore I was engaged to dance by Mr Bernard, but just as we were going to stand up, he

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