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I have &longs;omehow bewitched a
new lover, my dear Myra—a &longs;mart, clever
fellow too—and the youth expre&longs;&longs;es &longs;uch
fondne&longs;s and pa&longs;&longs;ion that I begin to feel
afraid even to pity him—for love will certainly
follow. I own to you I e&longs;teem him
very much, but mu&longs;t I go any farther? He
is extremely generous—polite—gay—and I
believe if you were to &longs;ee him, your partiality
in his favour would exceed mine.

I NEVER &longs;aw my poor &longs;wain &longs;o seemingly
di&longs;concerted and aba&longs;hed as he was a few
days ago—he appeared to have &longs;omething

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very particular to communicate, but his
tongue faultered—ought not one to help
out a mode&longs;t youth in &longs;uch ca&longs;es?