Estates when wanted by their Nephews orNeices, and wished he were in the House of Commons, that he might reform theLegislature, & rectify all its abuses."

"Oh! the sweet Man! What a spirit he has!" said I.

"He could not flatter himself he added, that the adorable Henrietta would condescend forhis Sake to resign those Luxuries & thatSplendor to which She had been used, andaccept only in exchange the Comforts andElegancies which his limittedIncome could afford her, even supposing that his housewere in Readineſs to receive her. I told him that it could not be expected that she would; it would be doing her an injustice to suppose her capable of giving up thepower she now poſseſses & so nobly usesof doing such extensive Good to the poorerpart of her fellow Creatures, merely for