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the Trouble of apologizing, by their
beingjoined at the moment by Tom Musgrave, whorequesting Mrs . E.Edwardes aloud to do him the honourof presenting him to Miſs Emma
Watson, leftthat good Lady without any choice in the busi::neſs, but that of testifying inby1 the coldneſs of
hermanner that she did it unwillingly. Thehonour of dancing with her, was
solicited withoutloſs of time — & Emma, however
she mightlike to be thought a beautiful girl by Lordor
Commoner, was so little disposed to favourTom Musgrave
himself, that she had consi::derable satisfaction in avowing her priorEngagement. – He was evidently surprised &
dis::composed. — The stile of her last partner had pro::bably led him
to beleivesuppose her not overpoweredwithby applications. — "My little friend Charles Blake,he cried, must not expect to engroſs you thewhole evening. We can never suffer this —It is
against the rules of the Aſsembly — & I amsure it will never be patronised by our
goodfriend here Mrs .. E.Edwardes; Shewho is by much toonice a judge of Decorum to
give herlicense to such a dangerous Particularity." —
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