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– She thinks everything fair for a Husband; I trusted her, she set him againstme, with a
veiw of gaininggetting him herself, & it ended in his discontinuing his visitssoon after& marrying somebody else. – Penelope makes light of her conduct, but I thinksuch Treachery very bad. It has been the ruin of my happineſs. I shall neverlove any1Man as I loved Purvis. I do not think Tom Musgrave
should benamed with him in the same day. —" "You quite shock me by what yousay of Penelope – said
Emma. Could a sister do such a thing? — Rivalry,Treachery between Sisters!
– I shall be afraid of being acquainted withher – but I hope it was not so. Appearances were against
her" —"Youdo not know Penelope. –There is
nothing she wd .would not do to bget2 married – sheShe wd .would not deny it herself, she makes no
secret of would as
goodwishing to
marry as tell you so herself. – Do not trust
her with any secretsof your own, take warning by me, do not trust
her; she has her goodqualities, but she has no Faith, no Honour, no Scruples, if she can pro::mote her own
advantage. –I wish with all
my heart she was well married.I wish she were well married with all my I declare I had rather have her
well-married than myself." –heart; when once she is,
she will be a very worthy character — but till
then, "Than Yourself! – Yes
I can suppose so. A heart, wounded like yourscan have little
inclination for Matrimony." —"Not much indeed –but you know we must marry. – I could do very well
single for my own part –
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