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rison, with a letter, in which the doctor acquainted me that he was just come from Mrs. Harris when he despatched the express, and earnestly desired me to return the very instant I

xtorted from him that a great squire in his coach and six was come to Mrs. H

moment; I quitted the dear lifeless corpse, over which I had shed a thousand tears, left the care of her funeral to others

ast estate, in whatever manner she pleased, on Amelia. These proposals the old lady had, without any deliberation, accepted, and had insisted, in the most violent manner, on her daughter's compliance, which Amelia had as peremptorily refused to give; insisting, on

on of marrying her daughter to Winckworth, whom the doctor had likewise attacked, telling him that he was paying his addr

any attempt of that kind, he would for ever abandon my cause. I made him a solemn promise of forbearance. At last he determined to pay another visit to Mrs. Harris, and, if he found her obdurate, he said he thought himse

ebated was, how to get possession of Amelia by stratagem, for she was now a closer pri

, to inform him that he had just bottled off a hogshead of excellent old port, of which he off

joyfully leapt at the proposal, to which the merchant, at the doctor's intercession, consented; for I believe, madam, you know the great authority which that worthy mart had

as again removed and packed up in a cart in order to be sent five miles into the country; for I heard the orders gi

elease me sooner, by the following means: The house where I now was had been left in the care of one maid-servant. This faithful creature came into the hall with the footman who had driven the cart. A scene of the highest fondness having past between them, the fellow propo

ivy. I told them that it entirely depended on their behaviour to me whether their mistress should ever be acquainted, either with what they had done or with what they had intended to do; for that if they

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ed to whatever I proposed. I lay that evening in my dear Amelia's bedchamber, and was in the morning conveyed into an old lumber-garret, where I

hat time, though at a great distance from you: That an officer had, in confederacy with Miss Harris, broke open her mother's

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