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Mr.DeCourcytoMrs.Vernon.
Parklands.
MydearSister,—IcongratulateyouandMr.VernononbeingabouttoreceiveintoyourfamilythemostaccomplishedcoquetteinEngland.AsaverydistinguishedflirtIhavealwaysbeentaughttoconsiderher,butithaslatelyfalleninmywaytohearsomeparticularsofherconductatLangford:whichprovethatshedoesnotconfineherselftothatsortofhonestflirtationwhichsatisfiesmostpeople,butaspirestothemoredeliciousgratificationofmakingawholefamilymiserable.ByherbehaviourtoMr.Mainwaringshegavejealousyandwretchednesstohiswife,andbyherattentionstoayoungmanpreviouslyattachedtoMr.Mainwaring’ssisterdeprivedanamiablegirlofherlover.
IlearntallthisfromMr.Smith,nowinthisneighbourhood(Ihavedinedwithhim,atHurstandWilford),whoisjustcomefromLangfordwherehewasafortnightwithherladyship,andwhoisthereforew
