Yes;mydeargirl，theseprudentyoungmenwantallthefirenecessarytofermenttheirfaculties，andarecharacterizedaswise，onlybecausetheyarenotfoolish。Itistrue，thatGeorgewasbynomeanssogreatafavouriteofmineasduringthefirstyearofouracquaintance;still，asheoftencoincidedinopinionwithme，andechoedmysentiments;andhavingmyselfnootherattachment，Iheardwithpleasuremyuncle’sproposal;butthoughtmoreofobtainingmyfreedom，thanofmylover。But，whenGeorge，seeminglyanxiousformyhappiness，pressedmetoquitmypresentpainfulsituation，myheartswelledwithgratitude——Iknewnotthatmyunclehadpromisedhimfivethousandpounds。
Hadthistrulygenerousmanmentionedhisintentiontome，Ishouldhaveinsistedonathousandpoundsbeingsettledoneachofmysisters;Georgewouldhavecontested;Ishouldhaveseenhisselfishsoul;and——graciousGod！havebeensparedthemiseryofdiscovering，whentoolate，thatIwasunitedtoaheartless，unprincipledwretch。Allmyschemesofusefulnesswouldnotthenhavebeenblasted。Thetendernessofmyheartwouldnothaveheatedmyimaginationwithvisionsoftheineffabledelightofhappylove;
norwouldthesweetdutyofamotherhavebeensocruellyinterrupted。
ButImustnotsufferthefortitudeIhavesohardlyacquired，tobeunderminedbyunavailingregret。LetmehastenforwardtodescribetheturbidstreaminwhichIhadtowade——butletmeexultinglydeclarethatitispassed——mysoulholdsfellowshipwithhimnomore。HecuttheGordianknot，whichmyprinciples，mistakenones，respected;hedissolvedthetie，thefettersrather，thatateintomyveryvitals——andIshouldrejoice，consciousthatmymindisfreed，thoughconfinedinhellitself，theonlyplacethatevenfancycanimaginemoredreadfulthanmypresentabode。
Thesevaryingemotionswillnotallowmetoproceed。Iheavesighaftersigh;yetmyheartisstilloppressed。ForwhatamI