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LadySusantoMrs.Johnson.
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Youwillbeeager,Iknow,tohearsomethingfurtherofFrederica,andperhapsmaythinkmenegligentfornotwritingbefore.ShearrivedwithherunclelastThursdayfortnight,when,ofcourse,Ilostnotimeindemandingthecauseofherbehaviourandsoonfoundmyselftohavebeenperfectlyrightinattributingittomyownletter.Theprospectofitfrightenedhersothoroughly,that,withamixtureoftruegirlishperversenessandfolly,sheresolvedongettingoutofthehouseandproceedingdirectlybythestagetoherfriends,theClarkesandhadreallygotasfarasthelengthoftwostreetsinherjourneywhenshewasfortunatelymissed,pursued,andovertaken.SuchwasthefirstdistinguishedexploitofMissFredericaVernonand,ifweconsiderthatitwasachievedatthetenderageofsixteen,weshallhaveroomforthemostflatteringprognosticsofherfuturerenown.Iamexcessivelyprovoked,however,attheparadeofproprietywhichpreventedMissSummersfromkeep
