As we went up stairs Lady Susan begged permiſ::sion to attend me for a few moments in my Dreſsingroom, as she was anxious to speak with me in pri==vate. — I led her thither accordingly, & as soon as thedoor was closed she said, "I was never more surprisedin my life than by Sir James's arrival, & the sud==denneſs of it requires some apology to You my dearSister, tho' to me as a Mother, it is highly flatter::ing. — He is so warmly attached to my daughter thathe could exist no longer without seeing her. — SirJames is a young Man of an amiable disposition, &excellent character; a little too much of the Rattleperhaps, but a year or two will rectify that, & he isin other respects so very eligible a Match for Frederica that I have always observed his attachment with the greatest pleasure, & am persuaded that you &my Brother will give the alliance your hearty ap::probation. — I have never before mentioned the like::lihood of it's taking place to any one, because I thought