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amily,farandnear,musthighlyreprobate.LadySusan’sageisitselfamaterialobjection,butherwantofcharacterisonesomuchmoreserious,thatthedifferenceofeventwelveyearsbecomesincomparisonofsmallamount.Wereyounotblindedbyasortoffascination,itwouldberidiculousinmetorepeattheinstancesofgreatmisconductonhersidesoverygenerallyknown.
Herneglectofherhusband,herencouragementofothermen,herextravaganceanddissipation,weresogrossandnotoriousthatnoonecouldbeignorantofthematthetime,norcannowhaveforgottenthem.ToourfamilyshehasalwaysbeenrepresentedinsoftenedcoloursbythebenevolenceofMr.CharlesVernon,andyet,inspiteofhisgenerousendeavourstoexcuseher,weknowthatshedid,fromthemostselfishmotives,takeallpossiblepainstopreventhismarriagewithCatherine.
Myyearsandincreasinginfirmitiesmakemeverydesirousofseeingyousettledintheworld.Tothefortuneofawife,thegoodnessof
