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less_o cheerful_a than_o my_o departure_n be_v pensive_a you_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o to_o see_v the_o effect_n as_o you_o be_v to_o receive_v the_o menace_n i_o say_v the_o menace_n not_o the_o promise_n since_o all_o my_o visit_n be_v more_o worthy_a your_o fear_n than_o your_o hope_n it_o may_v be_v you_o be_v of_o another_o opinion_n but_o if_o this_o be_v not_o i_o i_o shall_v yet_o less_o merit_n than_o i_o do_v the_o honour_n of_o your_o favour_n and_o the_o quality_n madam_n of_o your_o etc._n etc._n the_o xxxi_o letter_n she_o profess_v that_o the_o course_n displease_v she_o and_o that_o she_o can_v imagine_v what_o delight_n may_v therein_o be_v find_v madam_n i_o be_o in_o despair_n that_o my_o opinion_n be_v not_o conformable_a to_o you_o and_o that_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v the_o object_n of_o your_o pleasure_n my_o anger_n i_o speak_v of_o the_o course_n which_o you_o call_v the_o fair_a hour_n of_o the_o day_n and_o i_o the_o most_o troublesome_a this_o be_v my_o opinion_n which_o yet_o i_o love_v not_o because_o you_o be_v contrary_a give_v i_o reason_n to_o combat_v it_o there_o be_v nothing_o i_o desire_v so_o much_o as_o to_o learn_v those_o which_o make_v you_o love_v it_o that_o i_o may_v renounce_v those_o which_o make_v i_o hate_v it_o i_o much_o fear_v not_o to_o be_v persuade_v and_o albeit_o your_o spirit_n be_v very_o powerful_a over_o other_o lest_o i_o in_o this_o occasion_n oppose_v her_o aversion_n to_o your_o eloquence_n i_o say_v a_o aversion_n not_o blind_a like_o that_o of_o many_o other_o who_o content_n themselves_o to_o say_v they_o be_v not_o incline_v to_o such_o a_o thing_n and_o will_v
from_o the_o remembrance_n of_o you_o i_o know_v that_o absent_a person_n can_v entertain_v themselves_o but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o letter_n but_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o there_o be_v not_o much_o pleasure_n to_o speak_v so_o far_o off_o as_o we_o do_v and_o that_o the_o word_n be_v very_o cold_a we_o put_v on_o paper_n for_o myself_o i_o can_v but_o complain_v of_o it_o and_o i_o think_v i_o have_v more_o cause_n than_o any_o body_n you_o know_v it_o since_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o likelihood_n to_o see_v you_o again_o this_o necessity_n which_o comfort_v in_o other_o occasion_n do_v afflict_v i_o the_o more_o in_o this_o and_o if_o i_o have_v more_o hope_n i_o shall_v have_v less_o torment_n i_o resemble_v the_o daughter_n of_o prince_n marry_v into_o strange_a country_n which_o never_o or_o very_o seldom_o return_v if_o their_o match_n be_v but_o banishment_n so_o be_v i_o and_o though_o my_o fortune_n be_v not_o so_o glorious_a it_o be_v no_o less_o unhappy_a this_o be_v that_o which_o trouble_v i_o when_o i_o consider_v that_o i_o can_v re-approach_n you_o and_o that_o i_o must_v now_o write_v what_o i_o have_v be_v accustom_v to_o protest_v by_o mouth_n that_o i_o be_o perfect_o madam_n your_o etc._n etc._n the_o xlv_o letter_n she_o profess_v her_o indisposition_n to_o compliment_v and_o make_v her_o new_a offer_n of_o service_n mistress_n i_o keep_v my_o word_n and_o send_v you_o a_o letter_n far_o from_o compliment_n and_o how_o shall_v i_o make_v they_o since_o though_o i_o know_v they_o not_o i_o hate_v they_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n you_o forbid_v i_o use_v they_o to_o satisfy_v my_o ignorance_n as_o well_o as_o my_o humour_n if_o i_o be_v not_o extreme_o averse_a from_o they_o your_o entertainment_n will_v be_v my_o school_n to_o learn_v but_o i_o must_v change_v discourse_n least_o with_o a_o compliment_n i_o blame_v it_o i_o be_o infinite_o oblige_v to_o you_o for_o so_o many_o proof_n of_o your_o remembrance_n and_o be_o so_o satisfy_v with_o the_o pain_n you_o take_v to_o write_v i_o can_v no_o more_o express_v my_o content_n than_o the_o affection_n i_o have_v to_o honour_v you_o i_o swear_v to_o you_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v extreme_a and_o my_o only_a displeasure_n be_v to_o have_v so_o little_a mean_n to_o show_v it_o i_o be_o barren_a of_o occasion_n to_o render_v you_o what_o i_o desire_v but_o not_o of_o desire_n to_o encounter_v those_o to_o serve_v you_o i_o hope_v if_o ever_o any_o be_v present_v to_o acquit_v myself_o in_o some_o sort_n of_o the_o obligation_n i_o owe_v you_o by_o the_o care_n i_o will_v take_v to_o make_v you_o see_v how_o i_o be_o mistress_n your_o etc._n etc._n the_o xlvi_o letter_n she_o complain_v not_o to_o have_v hear_v from_o she_o and_o express_v the_o fear_n she_o have_v to_o be_v no_o long_o in_o her_o favour_n madam_n it_o be_v so_o long_a since_o i_o receive_v any_o news_n from_o you_o i_o scarce_o dare_v demand_v it_o any_o more_o i_o have_v cause_n to_o think_v it_o be_v not_o only_o want_v of_o remembrance_n but_o of_o will_n that_o you_o deprive_v i_o of_o this_o favour_n i_o shall_v be_v happy_a be_v it_o only_o oblivion_n but_o i_o doubt_v it_o be_v also_o contempt_n if_o this_o be_v not_o my_o faith_n it_o be_v my_o fear_n but_o however_o if_o my_o misfortune_n be_v come_v to_o such_o extremity_n at_o least_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o tell_v it_o i_o that_o i_o may_v not_o endure_v so_o great_a a_o loss_n and_o not_o wear_v mourning_n it_o be_v not_o long_a since_o i_o perceive_v by_o your_o letter_n that_o i_o ought_v not_o long_o to_o hope_v the_o continuance_n especial_o since_o i_o have_v be_v at_o l._n with_o madam_n dâ—_n b._n it_o seem_v to_o i_o you_o have_v take_v i_o for_o a_o stranger_n i_o shall_v never_o be_v so_o in_o what_o concern_v you_o and_o believe_v assure_o what_o ever_o walk_v i_o make_v the_o change_n of_o the_o place_n shall_v never_o be_v follow_v with_o that_o of_o my_o affection_n but_o i_o must_v leave_v this_o discourse_n or_o rather_o finish_v it_o in_o the_o distrust_n i_o be_o to_o have_v no_o part_n in_o your_o favour_n i_o fear_v my_o compliment_n do_v importune_v you_o i_o end_v they_o and_o this_o which_o i_o ought_v make_v no_o long_o have_v reason_n to_o think_v you_o be_v no_o more_o in_o humour_n to_o read_v letter_n then_o to_o write_v i_o be_o so_o much_o afraid_a of_o it_o that_o i_o even_o make_v a_o scruple_n to_o finish_v this_o like_o other_o and_o i_o believe_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o be_v without_o dare_v tell_v you_o so_o madam_n your_o etc._n etc._n the_o xlvii_o letter_n she_o complain_v of_o her_o forgetfulness_n and_o assure_v she_o of_o her_o remembrance_n although_o she_o shall_v forbid_v it_o madam_n i_o beg_v your_o pardon_n for_o my_o writing_n i_o think_v it_o be_v to_o trouble_v you_o but_o to_o make_v it_o pass_v the_o least_o part_n of_o your_o time_n in_o read_v the_o offer_v of_o a_o service_n so_o little_a necessary_a as_o i_o i_o cease_v not_o however_o to_o acquit_v myself_o of_o this_o duty_n and_o to_o persecute_v you_o yet_o with_o my_o news_n to_o show_v you_o the_o extreme_a grief_n i_o suffer_v to_o be_v deprive_v of_o you_o i_o receive_v none_o and_o i_o fear_v that_o send_v so_o few_o letter_n you_o have_v not_o a_o purpose_n to_o show_v that_o i_o displease_v you_o it_o be_v this_o i_o ought_v always_o to_o think_v if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v too_o credulous_a when_o you_o assure_v i_o the_o contrary_a likewise_o i_o believe_v that_o another_o more_o bold_a than_o i_o will_v pray_v you_o to_o remember_v your_o promise_n since_o upon_o the_o matter_n you_o have_v at_o other_o time_n make_v i_o to_o hope_v the_o honour_n of_o your_o remembrance_n but_o it_o be_v a_o favour_n so_o much_o above_o i_o i_o shall_v think_v it_o a_o fault_n to_o demand_v it_o and_o that_o indeed_o i_o do_v but_o dream_n when_o i_o think_v that_o i_o possess_v it_o nevertheless_o since_o i_o can_v no_o long_o be_v happy_a by_o hope_n at_o least_o i_o 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