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Civilities & Communications, while Charlottehaving added her name to the Listwith allbecoming alacrity as the first offering to thesucceſs of the Season, was busy inproceeding tosome immediate purchases for thefurther good ofEverybody, as soon as Miſs Whitby could behurried down from her Toilette, with all hergloſsy Curls & smart Trinkets,ornamented Combs to waiton her. – The Library of course, afforded everything; all the useleſs things in the Worldthat cd .could not be done without, & among somany pretty Temptations, & with so muchgood will for Mr . P.Parker to encourage Expenditure, Charlotte began to feel that she must checkherself – or rather she reflectedbegan to feel that at two& Twenty there cd .could be no excuse for herdoing otherwise – & that it wd .would not do,1for her to bespending all her Money thevery first Evening.She took up a Book; it happened to be aof her arrival. – Avol:volume of Camilla.happenedto lie on the Counter. She had not Camilla'sYouth, & had no intention of having herDistreſs.,so, she turned from theThe GlaDrawers of rings & Brochesmust be resisted repreſsed farther solici::tation & paid for what she bought. — For her particular gratification, they werethen to take a Turn on the Cliff — butas they quitted the Library they were met

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