Volume the Third: Diplomatic Display London British Library, Add. MS. 65381
dancing with the most elegant young
Man in the room, and every one else was
equally un::regarded. The Evening indeed withto1 her, paſsed off
delightfully; he was her partner during thegreatest part of it,
and the united attractions thathe poſseſsed of Person, Addreſs & vivacity, had easily gained that preference from
Kitty which they sel::dom fail of obtaining from
every one. She wastoo happy to care either for her Aunt's illhumourwhich she could not help remarking, observing, or for the Alteration in Camilla's behaviour which
forceditself at last on her observation. Her Spirits wereelevated above the influence of Displeasure in any one, and she was equally
indifferent as to thecause of Camilla's, or the continuance of her
Aunt's.Though Mr
Stanley could never be really offendedby any imprudence or follyin his Son that had given himthe pleasure of seeing hism,2 Son, he was yet per::fectly convinced
that Edward ought not to re::main in England, and
was resolved to hasten his
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