The ^{Evils arising from the loſs of her Uncle}misfor^tunes which her Uncle's death hadbrought on her, were ^neitherev^ery day trifling, norlikely to leſsen; & when Thought had beenfreely indulged^{in contrasting}, w^hen the past & the present,had been contrasted, the diſsipations^the employmentof mind, the diſsipation of unpleasant ideaswhich only ^{reading Books}read^ing could produce, made herthankfully turn to ^{a book.}th^em. —The si^nk^fall in herfortunes, th^e ^The change in her home society^&^,¹stileof Lifehad in consequence of ^{the death of Mrs . Turner'sone freind & the}her A^unt's impru::dence ^{of another, had indeed been most unusualy2the infatuation of another had indeed been striking.}, ^ha^d been great & greivous. — From beingthe first object of Hope & Solicitude to an Unclewho had formed her mind with the care of aParent, & of Tenderness to an Aunt whose a::miable temper had delighted to give her everyindulgence, from being the Life & Spirit ofa wholeHouse, where all had been comfort &Elegance, & the expected InhHeireſs of an easyIndependance, she was ^{become of importance}red^uced to a Houseto no one, a burden on ^{those, whose affection she}an already ^too full^{cd .could not expect, an addition in an house, already over:}House, where she was felt an Intruder, a Stranger^{:-stockedsurrounded by inferior minds^, with} among ^those little chance of domestic enjocomfort, & ^{as little}n^o hope of a future support. — It waswell for her that she was naturally chearful; —^{forthe Change had been such asmightto^ have plunged}as it was a change wh^ich weak spirits musthaveinto wretch^edness^gloom &ⁱⁿDespondence. –––