That after this, designing to break off all correspondence with the whole
family, and miss too, she found means to engage him to give her a meeting
at Woodstock, in order to clear herself: That, poor lady! she was there
obliged, naughty creature as he was! to make herself quite guilty of a
worse fault, in order to clear herself of a lighter: That they afterwards
met at Godstow often, at Woodstock, and every neighbouring place to
Oxford, where he was then studying, as it proved, guilty lessons, instead
of improving ones; till, at last, the effect of their frequent interviews
grew too obvious to be concealed: That the young lady then, when she was
not fit to be seen, for the credit of the family, was confined, and all
manner of means were used, to induce him to marry her: That, finding
nothing would do, they at last resolved to complain to his father and
mother; but that he made his sister acquainted with the matter, who then
happened to be at home; and, by her management and spirit, their
intentions of that sort were frustrated; and, seeing no hopes, they
agreed to Lady Davers's proposals, and sent poor miss down to
Marlborough, where, at her expense, which he answered to her again, she
was provided for, and privately lay-in: That Lady Davers took upon
herself the care of the little one, till it came to be fit to be put to
the boarding-school, where it now is: And that he had settled upon the
dear little miss such a sum of money, as the interest of it would
handsomely provide for her: and the principal would be a tolerable
fortune, fit for a gentlewoman, when she came to be marriageable.
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