I own I think if you are not here by Christmas, you use
Sir Charles very ill indeed; let me
give you a piece of advice, which I know, from a long knowledge of the world,
that it is very unwise for a woman, when she intends to marry a man, to let him
for a moment suppose he is not her first object; for after marriage, people
have more time to reflect, and sometimes it might so
happen that a man might recollect that though he was accepted of for a
husband, that past conduct proved it was more par
convenance than from attachment; now I know you will
say, that as Sir Charles is not a very great match, he
cannot ever imagine you married him for aught but himself; but that will not be
so considered, and I recommend you to play no longer with his feelings. I am
sure Lady
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I should be sorry to offend Mr. Mason; I am very sensible of his great goodness to me, and if there was a chance of his taking it ill my not wanting the MS., pray have it done. My objection to it is, that it has been so long about, that Lady Charlotte Campbell will have forgotten all about it; if, however, the Schoolmaster is come up to do it, let it be done, and, above all, express to Mr. Mason my gratitude. I only want the bookseller to change the books for others—they are damaged, and I have a set of them here. He might let me have No. 62, which is about the same price.
What is the cabinet? tell me. What is become of Miss Butler? bid her write to me.
