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wish me, replied his wife — but you would do it so much better yourself.I shall not know what to say." — "Mydear Mary, cried he, it is impoſsible youcanbe really be at aany loſs. Nothing canbemore simple. You have only to state the present afflicted situation of the family,theirearnest application to me, & my being willing to promote a little subscriptionfor their releif, provided it meet withher approbation. –" "The easiest thing inthe World — cried Miſs Diana Parker who happened to be calling on them at themoment —. All said & done, in leſstime that1 you have been talkingof it now. — And while you are on the subject of subscriptions Mary, I will thank you to mention a very melan::choly case to Lady DDenham, which has been represented to me in the most affectingterms. — There is a poor Woman inWorcesteshire, whom some friends of mine are exceedingly interested about, & I have undertaken to collect whateverI can for her. If you wd .would mentionthe circumstance to Lady Denham! –

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