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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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