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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, althoughas it was a most agreableit was ata considerable distanceDrive from Macdonald-Hall. Adeiu –––
Laura –––
Letter the 13th
Laura in Continuation
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
