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there has not been time enough yet. – He willdo very well beyond a doubt — — but at first it is Up hill work; and therefore we must give him whatHelpencouragement we can – & when any Vegetablesor fruit happen to be wanted, — & it willnot be amiſs to have them often wanted,forgotten, to havesomething or other forgotten most days; — Just to have a nominal supply you know, that poor old Andrew may not lose his dailyJob – but in fact to buy the cheif of our con::sumption of oldStrthe1 Stringers. " "Very wellmy Love, that canbe easily done – & Cookwill be satisfied I hope – which will be a great comfort, for she is always complainingof old Andrew now,& says he never brings herwhat she wants. — There – now the old Houseis quite out of left behind. – What is it, yourBrother Sidney says about its' being a Hospital?"

"Oh! my dear Mary, merely a Joke of his.He pretends to advise me to make a Hospital of it. He pretends to laugh at my Improvements. Sidney says any thing you know. He hasalways said what he chose of his eldestBr .-Brother & to his EldestBr .-Brother & of & to us, all. Most Families have such a member amongA young Man of Abilities & Address, & them I beleive Miſs Heywood. — There is ageneral ease of manner Miſs H.Heywood — who says someone in most families privileged by superior abilities or  spiritswho is privelegedanythingto say anything. —In ours, it is Sidney; awho is aSidney is very cleveryoung Man, and with great powers of pleasing. —very lively, very pleasant He lives tooliving very much in the Worldto be settled;& likedthat is his only fault.  I wish we mayby every body. — I shouldHe is here & there & every where. I wish we may

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