on her part to counteract me; – but having once made him doubt the justice of her opinion of me, I thinkI may defy her. —

It has been delightful to me to watch hisAdvances towards intimacy, especially to observe hisaltered manner in consequence of my repreſsing by the calm dignity of my deportment, his insolent approachto direct familiarity. — My conduct has been equallyguarded from the first, & I never behaved leſs likea Coquette in the whole course of my Life, tho' per::haps my desire of dominion was never more decided. I have subdued him entirely by sentiment & seriousConversation, & made him I may venture to say atleast half in Love with me, without the sem::blance of the most common-place flirtation.M^rs . Vernon's consciousneſs of deserving every sort of revenge that it can be in my power to inflict, for her ill-offices, could alone enable her to perceive