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wnpreviousexplanationofit.Fredericaistooshy,Ithink,andtoomuchinaweofmetotelltales,butifthemildnessofheruncleshouldgetanythingoutofher,Iamnotafraid.ItrustIshallbeabletomakemystoryasgoodashers.IfIamvainofanything,itisofmyeloquence.Considerationandesteemassurelyfollowcommandoflanguageasadmirationwaitsonbeauty,andhereIhaveopportunityenoughfortheexerciseofmytalent,asthechiefofmytimeisspentinconversation.
Reginaldisnevereasyunlesswearebyourselves,andwhentheweatheristolerable,wepacetheshrubberyforhourstogether.Ilikehimonthewholeverywellheiscleverandhasagooddealtosay,butheissometimesimpertinentandtroublesome.Thereisasortofridiculousdelicacyabouthimwhichrequiresthefullestexplanationofwhateverhemayhaveheardtomydisadvantage,andisneversatisfiedtillhethinkshehasascertainedthebeginninganden
