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her voice & manner winningly mild. — I am sorryit is so, for what is this but Deceit? — Unfortunatelyone knows her too well. — She is clever & agreable, has all that knowledge of the world which makes conversation easy, & talks very well, with a happycommand of Language, which is too often used I beleiveto make Black appear White. – She has already almost persuaded me of her being warmly attached to her daugh::ter, tho' I have so long been convinced of the contrary.She speaks of her with so much tenderneſs & anxiety, lamenting so bitterly the neglect of her education, which she represents however as wholly unavoidable, thatI am forced to recollect how many succeſsive Springsher Ladyship spent in Town, while her daughter was left in Staffordshire to the care of servants or a Governeſs very little better, to prevent my beleivingwhatever she says.

If her manners have so great an influence

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