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LadySusanVernontoMrs.Johnson.
UpperSeymourStreet.
MydearAlicia,—ThereneedednotthislastfitofthegouttomakemedetestMr.Johnson,butnowtheextentofmyaversionisnottobeestimated.Tohaveyouconfinedasnurseinhisapartment!MydearAlicia,ofwhatamistakewereyouguiltyinmarryingamanofhisage!justoldenoughtobeformal,ungovernable,andtohavethegouttoooldtobeagreeable,tooyoungtodie.Iarrivedlastnightaboutfive,hadscarcelyswallowedmydinnerwhenMainwaringmadehisappearance.Iwillnotdissemblewhatrealpleasurehissightaffordedme,norhowstronglyIfeltthecontrastbetweenhispersonandmannersandthoseofReginald,totheinfinitedisadvantageofthelatter.ForanhourortwoIwasevenstaggeredinmyresolutionofmarryinghim,andthoughthiswastooidleandnonsensicalanideatorema
