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tthejusticeofheropinionofme,IthinkImaydefyher.Ithasbeendelightfultometowatchhisadvancestowardsintimacy,especiallytoobservehisalteredmannerinconsequenceofmyrepressingbythecooldignityofmydeportmenthisinsolentapproachtodirectfamiliarity.Myconducthasbeenequallyguardedfromthefirst,andIneverbehavedlesslikeacoquetteinthewholecourseofmylife,thoughperhapsmydesireofdominionwasnevermoredecided.Ihavesubduedhimentirelybysentimentandseriousconversation,andmadehim,Imayventuretosay,atleasthalfinlovewithme,withoutthesemblanceofthemostcommonplaceflirtation.Mrs.Vernon’sconsciousnessofdeservingeverysortofrevengethatitcanbeinmypowertoinflictforherill-officescouldaloneenablehertoperceivethatIamactuatedbyanydesigninbehavioursogentleandunpretending.Letherthinkandactasshechooses,however.Ihaveneveryetfoundthattheadviceofasistercouldpreventayoungman’sbeinginloveifhechose.Weareadvancingnowtosomekin
