how much I miſs him – how perpetually he is in my Thoughts. — I found a dismal Letter from him on my arrival here, full of complaints of his wife & sis::ter, & lamentations on the cruelty of his fate. I paſsed off the letter as his wife's, to the Vernons, & whenI write to him, it must be under cover to you. –––

Yours Ever, SV.–––

Well my dear Reginald, I have seen this dan::gerous creature, & must give you some description of her, tho' I hope you will soon be able to form yourown judgement. She is really exceſsively pretty. – How::ever you may chuse to question the allurements ofa Lady no longer young, I must for my own part de::clare that I have seldom seen so lovely a woman