sooner than risk his offering to Sophy or mewhich in case of a refusal from refusalherself¹, hetold her ^{he should do,}should be the case, for you must knowthat the poor Girl considers our marryingbefore her as one of the greatest misfortunesthat can poſsibly befall her, & to prevent itwould willingly ensure herself everlastingMisery by a Marriage with M^r Watts. Anhour ago she came to us to sound our incli::nations respecting the affair which wereto determine hers. A little before shecame my Mother had given us an ac::count of it, telling us that she certain::ly would not let him go farther thanour family for a Wife. "And therefore (saidshe) If Mary wont have ^^him Sophy must, &if Sophy wont Georgiana shall." Poor Geor::giana! – We neither of us attempted toalter my Mother's resolution, which I amsorry to say is generally mo^rest strictly kept& than rationally formed. As soon as shewas gone however I broke silence toaſsure Sophy that if Mary should refuseM^r Watts I should not expect her to sa: