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,isamantowhomthatgreatword“respectable”isalwaysgiven,andIamknowntobesointimatewithhiswife,hisslightingmehasanawkwardlook.
ItakeLondoninmywaytothatinsupportablespot,acountryvillageforIamreallygoingtoChurchhill.Forgiveme,mydearfriend,itismylastresource.WerethereanotherplaceinEnglandopentomeIwouldpreferit.CharlesVernonismyaversionandIamafraidofhiswife.AtChurchhill,however,ImustremaintillIhavesomethingbetterinview.Myyoungladyaccompaniesmetotown,whereIshalldepositherunderthecareofMissSummers,inWigmorestreet,tillshebecomesalittlemorereasonable.Shewillmadegoodconnectionsthere,asthegirlsareallofthebestfamilies.Thepriceisimmense,andmuchbeyondwhatIcaneverattempttopay.
Adieu,IwillsendyoualineassoonasIarriveintown.
Yoursever,
S.VERNON.
