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Mr.DeCourcytoLadySusan.
——Hotel.
Whywouldyouwritetome?Whydoyourequireparticulars?But,sinceitmustbeso,Iamobligedtodeclarethatalltheaccountsofyourmisconductduringthelife,andsincethedeathofMr.Vernon,whichhadreachedme,incommonwiththeworldingeneral,andgainedmyentirebeliefbeforeIsawyou,butwhichyou,bytheexertionofyourpervertedabilities,hadmademeresolvedtodisallow,havebeenunanswerablyprovedtomenaymore,Iamassuredthataconnection,ofwhichIhadneverbeforeentertainedathought,hasforsometimeexisted,andstillcontinuestoexist,betweenyouandthemanwhosefamilyyourobbedofitspeaceinreturnforthehospitalitywithwhichyouwerereceivedintoitthatyouhavecorrespondedwithhimeversinceyourleavingLangfordnotwithhiswife,butwithhim,andthathenowvisitsyoueveryday.Canyou,dareyoudenyit?andallthisatthetimewhenIwasanencouraged,anacceptedlover!FromwhathaveInotescaped!Ihaveonlytobegrateful.Farfrommebeallcomplaint,everysighofregret.Myownfollyhadendangeredme,mypreservationIowetothekindness,theintegrityofanotherbuttheunfortunateMrs.Mainwaring,whoseagonieswhilesherelatedthepastseemedtothreatenherreason,howisshetobeconsoled!Aftersuchadiscoveryasthis,youwillscarcelyaffectfurtherwonderatmymeaninginbiddingyouadieu.Myunderstandingisatlengthrestored,andteachesnolesstoabhortheartificeswhichhadsubduedmethantodespisemyselffortheweaknessonwhichtheirstrengthwasfounded.
R.DECOURCY.
——Hotel.
Whywouldyouwritetome?Whydoyourequireparticulars?But,sinceitmustbeso,Iamobligedtodeclarethatalltheaccountsofyourmisconductduringthelife,andsincethedeathofMr.Vernon,whichhadreachedme,incommonwiththeworldingeneral,andgainedmyentirebeliefbeforeIsawyou,butwhichyou,bytheexertionofyourpervertedabilities,hadmademeresolvedtodisallow,havebeenunanswerablyprovedtomenaymore,Iamassuredthataconnection,ofwhichIhadneverbeforeentertainedathought,hasforsometimeexisted,andstillcontinuestoexist,betweenyouandthemanwhosefamilyyourobbedofitspeaceinreturnforthehospitalitywithwhichyouwerereceivedintoitthatyouhavecorrespondedwithhimeversinceyourleavingLangfordnotwithhiswife,butwithhim,andthathenowvisitsyoueveryday.Canyou,dareyoudenyit?andallthisatthetimewhenIwasanencouraged,anacceptedlover!FromwhathaveInotescaped!Ihaveonlytobegrateful.Farfrommebeallcomplaint,everysighofregret.Myownfollyhadendangeredme,mypreservationIowetothekindness,theintegrityofanotherbuttheunfortunateMrs.Mainwaring,whoseagonieswhilesherelatedthepastseemedtothreatenherreason,howisshetobeconsoled!Aftersuchadiscoveryasthis,youwillscarcelyaffectfurtherwonderatmymeaninginbiddingyouadieu.Myunderstandingisatlengthrestored,andteachesnolesstoabhortheartificeswhichhadsubduedmethantodespisemyselffortheweaknessonwhichtheirstrengthwasfounded.
R.DECOURCY.