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his Tricks; – but I did long to see you, & it was a clever nice way of getting you home; Besides — & it wo'ntdo, to be too nice. — Nobody could have thoughtof the Edwards’ letting you have their Coach, –after the Horses being out so late. — But whatam I to say to Sam? —" "If you are guided byme, you will not encourage him to think ofMiſs Edwards. — The Father is decidedly againsthim, the Mother shews him no favour, & I doubthis having any interest with Mary. her. She dancedtwice with Capt.Captain Hunter, & I think shews himin general as much Encouragement as is con::sistent with her disposition, & the circumstancesshe is placed in. — She once mentioned Sam, &certainly with a little confusion — but that was perhaps onlysolely1 merely most likely oweing to the consciousneſs of hisliking her, which may very probably have come to reachedher knowledge.". — "Oh! dear. Yes she has heard enough of thatfrom us all. Poor Sam! – It very He Yes, she knows well is out ofluck as well as other people. For the life of me Emma, I cannot help feeling for those that are croſs’dcrossed in Love. — Well – now begin, & give me an account of every thing as ithappened. —" Emma obeyed her — & Eliz:Elizabeth listened

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