My dearest, dearest, dearest Sister, Friend, Miranda

      I thank you very much for ye. Books you was
so good as to send me, I have not as yet been able to look into
ye. first you sent me, as I hadve still a little more to read in order
to finish another Book which my Brother was so good as to
lend me, & as my jaunts to W——r you know, are not famous
for leaving me much time upon my hands, I could not
read much while I was there, however I will now imme=
diately set about reading y^m.. & will read y^m.. with great
attention, & mark ye. sparts according to yr. permiʃsion
that I like best.
      Oh my Friend since I wrote this Yesterday Evening
a Scene paʃsed upon my account, which gave me infinite pain

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pains and drew tears from most of ye. Bystanders. Upon my
entering my Mother's Room last Night, who should I see there
to my great surprise but ye. poor Ducheʃs of A——r,^[1] I
thought she looked very grave and particularly so when I made one bow to her but with an
Air of affection or rather of tenderneʃs yt. struck me very much.
She, as well as many other people have reckoned me ye very
image of her poor late Son to whom I was always singularly
attached, as I always looked upon him to be, a very honest, open
goodhearted young Man which he really was notwithstanding
all his wildneʃs. Well then soon after I had been in ye. Cham=
=ber, & after some mutual expreʃsions of tenderneʃs had paʃsed
between my Mother & me, which recalled to her memory her
Son's tenderneʃs towards her, which was always very remarka=
=ble, ye. Poor Woman rose out of her place in an agony
of grief, & retired into another Apartment. There my
a - miable Mother soon followed her to sympathise with her in her
grief, every body immediately gueʃsed ye. occasion of
ye sudden emotion of ye. poor D——s when my Mother
returned & declared yt. to be ye. reason which I have men=

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=tioned above. I saw ye. tears trickle down my Mother's Cheeks
for I sawperceived she c^d.. not help putting herself in ye. same si=
=tuation to which her affection for me, (which I thank ye
Almighty, I may say is very great) prompted her.
My heart felt very much for ye. poor Woman, so that
it was painful to me to refrain from tears for some
time. I know what my Miranda w^ld.. have suffered had
she been present, not only from ye knowledge I have of her excellent
heart, but from what she felt upon a similar occasion. But
enough of this melancholy subject for ye. present I am
afraid of interesting yr. tender feelings My Miranda too
much for yr. Spirits, for I am always very much afraid,
& indeed avoid as much as is in my power mentioning
any such dismal subject, for fear it sh^d.. be detremen=
=tal to yr. health, because I know how much you love
to brood over such melancholy topics.
      I am sorry my dearest friend & Sister yt. I am
not to have ye. happineʃs of yr. Company at W——r, you
know from what I have often told you yt. it is not

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flattery when I tell you it is so to me, however tho' I haveʃhall ye
first Afternoon I am there seat myʃelf upon yr. Chair &
think how many happy moments I have paʃsed with my
Miranda in yt. spot & how many more I have yet to come
tho' I have you not in person with me, yet I have you always with me for yr. dear image
is so thoroughly imprinted in my heart yt. nothing
but Death itself can eface it. I am my dearest
dearest, dearest Miranda, my Sister, friend
      Yr. sincerely affectionate Brother
                             Palemon. toujours de même.
P.S. Pray excuse ye abrupt conclusion of this Letter
for I am hurried away by A——d. Pray let me have
a long Letter from you upon my return from W——
as you shall have from me. We have had good accounts
from my dear B—— W—— -- A. A. A.
                                                         toujours chére.