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ingthegirlanditseemssoextraordinaryapieceofnicety,consideringmydaughter’sfamilyconnections,thatIcanonlysupposetheladytobegovernedbythefearofnevergettinghermoney.Bethatasitmay,however,Fredericaisreturnedonmyhandsand,havingnothingelsetoemployher,isbusyinpursuingtheplanofromancebegunatLangford.SheisactuallyfallinginlovewithReginaldDeCourcy!Todisobeyhermotherbyrefusinganunexceptionableofferisnotenoughheraffectionsmustalsobegivenwithouthermother’sapprobation.Ineversawagirlofheragebidfairertobethesportofmankind.Herfeelingsaretolerablyacute,andsheissocharminglyartlessintheirdisplayastoaffordthemostreasonablehopeofherbeingridiculous,anddespisedbyeverymanwhoseesher.
Artlessnesswillneverdoinlovemattersandthatgirlisbornasimpletonwhohasiteitherbynatureoraffectation.IamnotyetcertainthatReginaldseeswhatsheisabout,norisitofmuchconsequence.Sheisnowanobjectofindifferencetoh
