acquirements should be more than superficial, & I flatter myself that she will not remain long enoughat school to understand anything thoroughly. — I hope to see her the wife of Sir James within atwelvemonth. — You know on what I ground myhope, & it is certainly a good foundation, for School must be very humiliating to a girl of Frederica's age; & by the bye, you had better not invite her any more on that account, as I wish her to findher situation as unpleasant as poſsible. — I am sure of Sir James at any time, & could make himrenew his application by a Line. — I shall trouble you meanwhile to prevent his forming any otherattachment when he comes to Town; — ask himto your House occasionally, & talk to him aboutFrederica that he may not forget her. —

Upon the whole I commend my own conduct in this affair extremely, & regard it as a veryhappy