affection for Janetta, on receiving this Billet flew onthe wings of Love to Macdonald-Hall, and so power::fully pleaded his Attachment to her who inspiredit, that after a few more private interveiws, So::phia & I experienced the Satisfaction of seeingthem depart for Gretna-Green, which they chosefor the celebration of their Nuptials, in preferenceto any other place ^{from its wonderful Celebrity, although}as it was a most agreable^{it was at^a considerable distance}Drive from Macdonald-Hall. Adeiu –––

Laura –––

They had been gone nearly a couple of Hours, beforeeither Macdonald or Graham had entertained anysuspicion of the affair –. And they might not eventhen have suspected it, had it not but for the fol::lowing little Accident. Sophia happening one Day toopen a private Drawer in Macdonald's Library withone of her own keys, discovered that it was thePlace where he kept his Papers of consequence& ^amongstwith them some bank-notes of considerableamount. This discovery she imparted to me; andhaving agreed together that it would be a propertreatment of so vile a Wretch as Macdonald to