=natured, and he wished with all his heartthat you might not^^be married before he came back, for there was nothing he liked better than being here. Oh! you have no idea what fine things he said about you, till at last I fell asleep and he went away. But he cer::tainly is in love with you — I am sure he is –I have thought so a great while I aſsure you."

"How can you be so ridiculous? said Kittysmiling with pleasure; I do not beleive himto be so easily affected. But he did desirehis Love to me then? And wished I might not be married before his return? And saidI was a nice Girl, did he?"

"Oh! dear, yes, and I aſsure you it is the great::est praise in his opinion, that he can be::stow on any onebody¹; I can hardly ever persuadehim to call me one, tho'though I beg him some::times for an hour together."

"And do you really think that he was [...]sorry²to go?"