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Rh life I lead, it may be thee ten years before my judgment arrives to its neceary tandard.

I have the head-ach, Count—Thee tidings have dicompoed, diordered me—I beg your abence for a few minutes.

I obey—And let me aure you, my Lord, that, although, from the extreme delicacy of your honour, you have ever through life huddered at eduction; yet, there are contitutions, and there are circumtances, in which it can be palliated.

Never, [violently.]

Not in a grave, erious, reflecting man uch as you, I grant. But in a gay, lively, inconiderate, flimy, frivolous coxcomb, uch as myelf, it is excuable: for me to keep my word to a woman, would be deceit: ’tis not expected of me. It is in my character to break oaths in love; as it is in your nature, my Lord, never to have poken any thing but widom and truth.

Could I have thought a creature o inignificant as that, had power to excite enaticns uch as I feel at preent! I am, indeed, wore than he is, as much as the crimes of a man exceed thoe of an idiot.

I heard the Count leave you, my Lord, and o I am come to enquire—— Rh