Youknowtheimpetuosityofmybrother’stemper。IacquaintedhimwiththepassionwhichIfirstdiscoveredinyouthateveningwhenyoufaintedawayinthefield。Isawitinyourfainting。Isawitimmediatelyuponyourrecovery。Isawitthateveningatsupper，andthenextmorningatbreakfastyouknow，child，Ihaveseentheworld。Well，Inosooneracquaintedmybrother，butheimmediatelywantedtoproposeittoAllworthy。Heproposedityesterday，Allworthyconsentedastobesurehemustwithjoy，andthisafternoon，Itellyou，youaretoputonallyourbestairs。\"\"Thisafternoon！\"criesSophia。\"Dearaunt，youfrightenmeoutofmysenses。\"\"O，mydear，\"
saidtheaunt，\"youwillsooncometoyourselfagain；forheisacharmingyoungfellow，that’sthetruthon’t。\"\"Nay，Iwillown，\"saysSophia，\"Iknownonewithsuchperfections。Sobrave，andyetsogentle；sowitty，yetsoinoffensive；sohumane，socivil，sogenteel，sohandsome！Whatsignifieshisbeingbaseborn，whencomparedwithsuchqualificationsasthese？\"\"Baseborn？Whatdoyoumean？\"saidtheaunt，\"Mr。Blifilbaseborn！\"Sophiaturnedinstantlypaleatthisname，andfaintlyrepeatedit。Uponwhichtheauntcried，\"Mr。
Blifil-ay，Mr。Blifil，ofwhomelsehavewebeentalking？\"\"Goodheavens，\"answeredSophia，readytosink，\"ofMr。Jones，Ithought；
IamsureIknownootherwhodeserves-\"\"Iprotest，\"criestheaunt，\"youfrightenmeinyourturn。IsitMr。Jones，andnotMr。
Blifil，whoistheobjectofyouraffection？\"\"Mr。Blifil！\"repeatedSophia。\"Sureitisimpossibleyoucanbeinearnest；ifyouare，Iamthemostmiserablewomanalive。\"Mrs。Westernnowstoodafewmomentssilent，whilesparksoffieryrageflashedfromhereyes。Atlength，collectingallherforceofvoice，shethunderedforthinthefollowingarticulatesounds: