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however was highly resented by several young Ladies present, and among the rest by Miſs Stanleywhose regard for her brother tho'though exceſsive, & whoseaffection for Kitty tho'though prodigious, were not proof against such an injury to her importance and her peace. Edward had however only consulted hisown inclinations in desiring Miſs Peterson to beginthe Dance, nor had anhe1 any reason to know that it was either wished or expected by anyone elsein the Party. As an heireſs she was certainlyof consequence, but her Birth gave her no otherclaim to it, for her Father had been a Merchant. It was this very circumstance which rendered this unfortunate affair so offensive to Camilla,for tho'though she would sometimes boast in the prideof her heart, & her eagerneſs to be admired that she did not know who her grandfather had been, and was as ignorant of every thing rela::tive to Genealogy as to Astronomy, (and she mighthave added, Geo[.]graphy2) yet she was really proudof her family & Connexions, and easily offendedif they were treated with Neglect. "I should not

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