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too agreably employed to want her Society. She remained therefore alone in the parlour, till
joinedby Mr Stanley & her Aunt, who however aftera few enquiries,
allowed her to continueremain undisturb::ed and began their
usual conversation on Politics. This was a
subject on which they could neveragree, for Mr
Stanley who considered himself asperfectly qualified by his Seat in the House, to decide on it without
hesitation, resolutely maintainedthat the Kingdom had not for ages been in soflourishing &
prosperous a state, and MrsPercivalPetersonwith equal warmth, tho'though perhaps leſs argument,as vehemently aſserted that the whole Nation
would speedily be ruined, and every thing as sheexpreſsed herself be at sixes & sevens. It was not however
unamusing to Kitty to listen to theDispute, especially as she began then to be
more free from pain, and without taking any share in it
herself, she found it very entertaining toobserve the eagerneſs with which they both defended their opinions, and
could not help thinking that