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dofeverything.Thisisonesortoflove,butIconfessitdoesnotparticularlyrecommenditselftome.IinfinitelypreferthetenderandliberalspiritofMainwaring,which,impressedwiththedeepestconvictionofmymerit,issatisfiedthatwhateverIdomustberightandlookwithadegreeofcontemptontheinquisitiveanddoubtfulfanciesofthatheartwhichseemsalwaysdebatingonthereasonablenessofitsemotions.Mainwaringisindeed,beyondallcompare,superiortoReginald—superiorineverythingbutthepowerofbeingwithme!Poorfellow!heismuchdistractedbyjealousy,whichIamnotsorryfor,asIknownobettersupportoflove.Hehasbeenteazingmetoallowofhiscomingintothiscountry,andlodgingsomewherenearincog.butIforbadeeverythingofthekind.Thosewomenareinexcusablewhoforgetwhatisduetothemselves,andtheopinionoftheworld.
Yoursever,
S.VERNON.
