more to say against him, and if as you sayhe is an informed young Man and can writea¹ good Love-letters, I am sure I have no reasonto find fault with him for admiring me, tho'though perhaps I may not marry him for all thatLady Scudamore."

"You are certainly under no obligation to marry him answered her Ladyship, except that which love himself will dictate to you, for if I am not greatly mistaken you are at this very moment unknown to yourself, cherishing a most tenderaffection for him."

"Law, Lady Scudamore repli[..]ed² I blushinghow can you think of such a thing?"

"Because every look, every word betrays it,answered She; Come my dear Henrietta, con:=sider me as a freind, and be sincere with me –