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Mrs.VernontoLadyDeCourcy.
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Ireallygrowquiteuneasy,mydearestmother,aboutReginald,fromwitnessingtheveryrapidincreaseofLadySusan’sinfluence.Theyarenowontermsofthemostparticularfriendship,frequentlyengagedinlongconversationstogetherandshehascontrivedbythemostartfulcoquetrytosubduehisjudgmenttoherownpurposes.Itisimpossibletoseetheintimacybetweenthemsoverysoonestablishedwithoutsomealarm,thoughIcanhardlysupposethatLadySusan’splansextendtomarriage.IwishyoucouldgetReginaldhomeagainonanyplausiblepretenceheisnotatalldisposedtoleaveus,andIhavegivenhimasmanyhintsofmyfather’sprecariousstateofhealthascommondecencywillallowmetodoinmyownhouse.Herpoweroverhimmustnowbeboundless,asshehasentirelyeffacedallhisformerill-opinion,andpersuadedhimnotmerelytoforgetbuttojustifyherc
