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42 A very proper ubject from the man who has taught me love, and I accept the propoal. [curtying.]

Again you miconceive and confound me.

Ay, I ee how it is—You have no inclination to experience with me “the good part of matrimony:” I am not the female with whom you would like to go “hand in hand up hills, and through labyrinths”—with whom you would like to “root up thorns; and with whom you would delight to plant lilies and roes.” No, you had rather call out, “Oh liberty, dear liberty.”

Why do you force from me, what it is villainous to own?—I love you more than life—Oh, Amelia! had we lived in thoe golden times, which the poets picture, no one but you——But as the world is changed, our birth and fortune make our union impoible— To preerve the character, and more the feelings of an honet man, I would not marry you without the conent of your father—And could I, dare I propoe it to him.

He has commanded me never to conceal or diguie the truth. I will propoe it to him. The ubject of the Count will force me to peak plainly, and this will be the mot proper time, while he can compare the merit of you both.

I conjure you not to think of expoing yourelf and me to his reentment.

It is my father’s will that I hould marry—It is my