I made the best of it however, & told my story withgreat succeſs to M^rs . Vernon who, whatever might be her real sentiments, said nothing in opposition to mine. I made a point also of Frederica's behaving civilly to Sir James, & gave her to understand that I was absolutelydetermined on her marrying him. — She said somethingof her misery, but that was all. — I have for some timebeen more particularly resolved on the Match, from seeing the rapid increase of her affection for Reginald, & from not feeling perfectly secure that a knowledgeof that affection might not in the end awakena return. — Contemptible as a regard founded onlyon compaſsion, must make them both, in my eyes,I felt by no means aſsured that such might notbe the consequence. – It is true that Reginald hadnot in any degree grown cool towards me; – but yet he had lately mentioned Frederica spontaneously & un::neceſsarily, & once had said something in praise of