and sent William to ask how Hervey did. He wasnot expected to live many Hours; he died thesame day. We took all poſsible Care to break the Melancholy^Event Account to Eloisa in the tenderest man::ner; yet in spite of every precaution, her Sufferingson hearing it were too violent for her reasons,¹ andshe continued for many hours in a high Delirium.She is still extremely ill, and her Physicians² isaregreatly afraid of her being ingoing into³ a Decline. We aretherefore preparing for Bristol, where we mean tobe in the course of the next week. And now mydear Margaret let me talk a little of your af::fairs; and in the first place I must inform youthat it is confidently reported, your Father is goingto be married; I am very unwilling to beleive so