"I know nothing of all that; I only know that it was extremely good in Sir George to fit her outand pay her Paſsage, and that she would not havefound Many who would have done the same."

"I wish she had not found one, said Kitty withgreat Eagerneſs, she might ^^then have remained inEngland and been happy."

"Well, I cannot conceive the hardship of going outin a very agreable Manner with two or threesweet Girls for Companions, having a delightful voyage to Bengal or Barbadoes or wherever it is,and being married soon after one's [...]arrival¹ toa very charming Man immensely rich –. I seeno hardship in all that."

"Your representation of the Affair, said Kitty laughing, certainly gives a very different ideaof it from Mine. But supposing all this to be true, still, as it was by no means certain that she would be so fortunate either in her voy::age, her Companions, or her husband; in being o::bliged to run the risk of their proving very