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the Eveng .Evening at the Hotel; but Charlottehad only two or three veiws of MiſsDiana posting over the Down after a House for this Lady whom she had neverseen, & whose had never employed her. She was not made acquainted with the others till the following day, when, beingremoved into Lodgings & all the partycontinuing quite well, their Brother & Sister & herself were entreated to drinktea with them. — They were in oneof the Terrace Houses — &she found them arranged forthe Eveng .Evening in a small neat Drawingroom, with a beautiful veiw of the Sea if they had chosen it, — but thoughit had been a very fair English Summer-day, – not only was there no open window, butthe Sopha &the Table, & the Establishment in general was all at the other endof the room by a brisk fire. — Miſs PParkerwhom, remembering the three Teeth drawn in one day, Charlotte approachedwith a peculiar degree the sort of respectful Compaſsion,was not very unlike her Sister inperson or manner — tho'though more thin& worn by Illneſs & Medecine, more relaxed in air, & more subdued in voice.

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