CONCLUSION

Thiscorrespondence,byameetingbetweensomeoftheparties,andaseparationbetweentheothers,couldnot,tothegreatdetrimentofthePostOfficerevenue,becontinuedanylonger.VerylittleassistancetotheStatecouldbederivedfromtheepistolaryintercourseofMrs.Vernonandherniecefortheformersoonperceived,bythestyleofFrederica’sletters,thattheywerewrittenunderhermother’sinspection!andtherefore,deferringallparticularenquirytillshecouldmakeitpersonallyinLondon,ceasedwritingminutelyoroften.Havinglearntenough,inthemeanwhile,fromheropen-heartedbrother,ofwhathadpassedbetweenhimandLadySusantosinkthelatterlowerthaneverinheropinion,shewasproportionablymoreanxioustogetFredericaremovedfromsuchamother,andplacedunderherowncareand,thoughwithlittlehopeofsuccess,wasresolvedtoleavenothingunattemptedthatmightofferachanceofobtaininghersister-in-law’sconsenttoit.HeranxietyonthesubjectmadeherpressforanearlyvisittoLondonandMr.Vernon,who,asitmustalreadyhaveappeared,livedonlytodowhateverhewasdesired,soonfoundsomeaccommodatingbusinesstocallhimthither.Withaheartfullofthematter,Mrs.VernonwaitedonLadySusanshortlyafterherarrivalintown,andwasmetwithsuchaneasyandcheerfulaffection,asmadeheralmostturnfromherwithhorror.NoremembranceofReginald,noconsciousnessofguilt,gaveonelookofembarrassmentshewasinexcellentspirits,andseemedeagertoshowatoncebyeverypossibleattentiontoherbrotherandsisterhersenseoftheirkindness,andherpleasureintheirsociety.FredericawasnomorealteredthanLadySusanthesamerestrainedmanners,thesametimidlookinthepresenceofhermotherasheretofore,assuredherauntofher