too agreably employed to want her Society. She remained therefore alone in the parlour, till joinedby M^r Stanley & her Aunt, who however aftera few enquiries, allowed her to ^continueremain undisturb::ed and began their usual conversation on Politics. This was a subject on which they could neveragree, for M^r Stanley who considered himself asperfectly qualified by his Seat in the House, to decide on it without hesitation, resolutely maintainedthat the Kingdom had not for ages been in soflourishing & prosperous a state, and M^rsPercivalPetersonwith equal warmth, tho'though perhaps leſs argument,as vehemently aſserted that the whole Nation would speedily be ruined, and every thing as sheexpreſsed herself be at sixes & sevens. It was not however unamusing to Kitty to listen to theDispute, especially as she began then to be more free from pain, and without taking any share in it herself, she found it very entertaining toobserve the eagerneſs with which they both defended their opinions, and could not help thinking that