Volume the Second: Diplomatic DisplayLondonBritish Library, Add. MS. 59874
found myself safely arrived in the inside of thistremendous building, I comforted myself with thehope of having my spirits revived, by the sightof two beautifullGirls,such as the Miſs Lesleys hadbeen represented to me, at Edinburgh. But hereagain, I met with nothing but Diſsappointmentand Surprise. Matilda and Margaret Lesleyare two great, tall, out of the way, over-grown,Girls, just of a proper size to inhabit a Castlealmost as g Large1 in comparison as themselves.I wish my dear Charlotte that you could but
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