Volume the Third: Diplomatic Display London British Library, Add. MS. 65381
one of them the Bishop of M – has got into the sent to Army Sea; as a Leiutenant I suppose; and the o::ther is
extremely well off I know, for I havea notion that somebody puts him to School some::where in Wales. Perhaps
you knew themwhen they lived here?"
"Very well, Slightly: We met as often
as your Family andthe Halifaxes do in Town, but as we seldom had any
difficulty in getting near enough to speak,we seldom parted
with merely a Nod & a Smile.They were indeed a most charming
Family, andI beleive have scarcely their Equals in the World; The Neighbours we now have at the Parsonage, ap::p[...]ear1 to more disadvantage in coming after them."
"Oh! horrid Wretches! I wonder you can endure them."
"Why, what would you have one do?"
"Oh! Lord, If I were in your place, I should abuse themall day long."
"So I do, but it does no good."
"Well, I declare it is quite a pity that they shouldbe suffered to live. I wish my Father would propose
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