the Trouble of apologizing, by their beingjoined at the moment by Tom Musgrave, whorequesting M^rs . E.Edwardes aloud to do him the honourof presenting him to Miſs Emma Watson, leftthat good Lady without any choice in the busi::neſs, but that of testifying inby¹ the coldneſs of hermanner that she did it unwillingly. Thehonour of dancing with her, was solicited withoutloſs of time — & Emma, however she mightlike to be thought a beautiful girl by Lordor Commoner, was so little disposed to favourTom Musgrave himself, that she had consi::derable satisfaction in avowing her prior Engagement. – He was evidently surprised & dis::composed. — The stile of her last partner had pro::bably led him to ^beleivesup^pose her not overpowered^with b^y applications. — "My little friend Charles Blake,he cried, must not expect to engroſs you thewhole evening. We can never suffer this —It is against the rules of the Aſsembly — & I amsure it will never be patronised by our goodfriend here M^rs .. E.Edwardes; ^She ^who is by much toonice a judge of Decorum to give her license to such a dangerous Particularity." —