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Mr Longestaffe had brought his daughter down to Caversha the Thursday and Friday she had passed a very sad tied to ert Her father had declared to her that he would break off the ert with that purpose She had certainly given no consent, and had never hinted to any one of the family an idea that she was disposed to yield But she felt that, at any rate with her father, she had not adhered to her purpose with tenacity, and that she had allowed hiht still be controlled She was beginning to be angry with Mr Brehgert, thinking that he had taken his dis her It was necessary that so known Life such as she was leading noould drive her ert connection and none of the advantages She could not coert wealth and the Brehgert houses, and yet she was living under the general ban of Caversha to think that she herself ert,--only she did not knohat to say to hiot a letter fro at breakfast with her sister,--who at that ooseberries which had been sent over frohout Suffolk, and when the letters were being brought in Sophia was taking her lover's offering froey had exclaiooseberries to his lady love across the country! Who but George Whitstable would do that?'

'I dare say you get nothing but geert knohat a gooseberry is' At that iana knew the writing 'I suppose that's froert,' said Sophy

'I don't think it matters much to you who it's from' She tried to be composed and stately, but the letter was too important to allow of composure, and she retired to read it in privacy

The letter was as follows:-MY DEAR GEORGIANA, Your father caram's party I told him then that I would not write to you till I had taken a day or two to consider what he said to ht it better that you should have a day or two to consider what he ht say to you He has now repeated what he said at our first interview, almost with more violence; for I must say that I think he has allowed himself to be violent when it was surely unnecessary