The Watsons (2): Diplomatic DisplayOxfordBodleian Library, MS.Eng.e.3764
By Heaven! I would endite it if I lived nearyou. Who
is SurveyorOverseer now?" — There was a littleneicenephew at Croydon, to be fondly enquired afterby the kind-hearted
Elizabeth, who regretted verymuch herhis not being of the party. — "You arevery good – replied herhisMother — & I aſsure youit went veryhard with AugustaJohn to have us come awaywithout her.him. I was forced to say we were onlysend him out a:going to Church & promisewalking, & promise not to come back for herhimdirectly. – But you know it would not do, tobring herhim without herhis maid, & I am asvery par::ticular as ever in having herhim properly attended to." "Sweet little Darling! — cried Margt .Margaret – It quitebroke my heart to leave herhim. —" "Then "Why wasyou in such a hurry to run away from her. him?cried Mrs . R.Robert – You are a sad shabby girl. – I havebeen
quarrelling with you all the way we came,have not I? – Such as a visit as this, I neverheard of! — You know how
glad we are to haveany of [.]you1 with us; — if it be for months together. —&I am sorry, she added (with a witty smile) we have not been able to makeyou have found Croydon so disagreable thisAutumn." —"My dearest Jane — do not over==power
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