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I find my temper grow extremely
irritable—my &longs;en&longs;ibility is wounded at
the &longs;lighte&longs;t neglect—I am very tenacious of
every thing, and of every body.

A PARTY was made ye&longs;terday to go on
the water; I was omitted, and the neglect
hurt me. I inquired the cau&longs;e, and what
think you is the an&longs;wer? “I am no com
“pany—I am a&longs;ked a que&longs;tion and return
“nothing to the point—I am ab&longs;ent---I am
“&longs;trangely altered within a few days---I am
“thinking of a different &longs;ubject when I
“ought to be employed in conver&longs;ation---I

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“am extravagant in my ob&longs;ervations---I
“am no company.”

THEY would per&longs;uade me that I am little
better than a mad man---I have no patience
with their non&longs;en&longs;ical replies---Such wifeacres
do not de&longs;erve my pity.

Farewel!