own horse three times, which was a prodigiousfavour, for it is the most beautiful Creature that ever was seen, and I am the only personshe ever lent it to."¹ " If so, Mary Wynne can receive very little ad::vantage from her having it. " "²And then, ^^{continued she,} the Miſs Halifaxes are quite delight::ful –. Maria is one of the cleverest Girls thatever were knowsn³ –Draws in Oils, and plays anything by sight. She promised me one of herDrawings before I left Town, but I entirely forgotto ask her for it. I would give anything to have one."

Why indeed, if Maria will give my Freind a draw::ing, she can have nothing to complain of, butas she does not write in Spirits, I suppose shehas not yet been fortunate enough to be so dis::tinguished. "But was not it very odd ^^{said Kitty,,} that the Bishop should send Charles Wynne to sea, when he must have had a much better chance of provid::ing for him in the Church, which was the pro::feſsion that Charles liked best, and the one forwhich his Father had intended him? The Bishop