Well said, my good, accurate, and consistent brother!--
But wise men in love are always the greatest simpletons!--But now cones
the reason why this LITTLE ABSENCE, which, at the same time, is SO GREAT
an ABSENCE, is so tedious:'--FOR I am--'Ay, now for it!'--with the UTMOST
sincerity, my dearest love--'Out upon DEAREST love! I shall never love
the word again! Pray bid your uncle never call me dearest love,
Jackey!'--For ever yours!--'But, brother, thou liest!--Thou knowest thou
dost.--And so, my good Lady Andrews, or what shall I call you? Your
dearest love will be for ever yours! And hast thou the vanity to believe
this?--But stay, here is a postscript. The poor man knew not when to
have done to his dearest love.--He's sadly in for't, truly! Why, his
dearest love, you are mighty happy in such a lover!'--If you could go to
dine with them--'Cry you mercy, my dearest love, now comes the pre-
engagement!'--it will be a freedom that will be very pleasing to them,
and the more, as they don't expect it.
Well, so much for this kind letter! But you see you cannot honour this
admiring company with this little expected, and, but in complaisance to
his folly, I dare say, little desired freedom. And I cannot forbear
admiring you so much myself, my dearest love, that I will not spare you
at all, this whole evening: For 'tis a little hard, if thy master's
sister may not be blest a little bit with thy charming company.
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