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ereissomuchreasontofeartheconnectionwouldbeopposedbythosefriendsonwhomyoudepend.Itisnotforustoblameanyexpectationsonyourfather’ssideofyourmarryingtoadvantagewherepossessionsaresoextensiveasthoseofyourfamily,thewishofincreasingthem,ifnotstrictlyreasonable,istoocommontoexcitesurprizeorresentment.Hehasarighttorequireawomanoffortuneinhisdaughter-in-law,andIamsometimesquarrellingwithmyselfforsufferingyoutoformaconnectionsoimprudentbuttheinfluenceofreasonisoftenacknowledgedtoolatebythosewhofeellikeme.Ihavenowbeenbutafewmonthsawidow,and,howeverlittleindebtedtomyhusband’smemoryforanyhappinessderivedfromhimduringaunionofsomeyears,Icannotforgetthattheindelicacyofsoearlyasecondmarriagemustsubjectmetothecensureoftheworld,andincur,whatwouldbestillmoreinsupportable,thedispleasureofMr.Vernon.