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    thoughtsofleavingheralstrenthisheartasunder;butthe

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    possible,re;andiftheviolentdesireofpossessingherperson

    uldhaveinduonttothisalteative,still

    heeanscertainofherresolutiontoindulgehiswishes

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    hestdotohisquiet,arguedstronglyagainstthislatter;and

    lastly,theapparentiossibilityofhissuccess,evenifhewould

    saetohisassistance;

    andthushonouratlastbackedhdespair,hgratitudetohis

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    toherruin

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    glothplationof

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    thathisndperhapsenjoyedperfecthappiness;butthiswasonly

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    generalstfeel,hebleedingheaps,atthepriceof

    hpurchasedhislaurels;forthousandsoftender

    ideaslayrderedbeforeouqueror

    beingresolved,hoopursuethepathsofthisgianthonour,

    asthegigantiinedtoeafarewell

    lettertosophiandacrdinglyproceededtoahousenotfaroff,

    aterials,heeasfollows:

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    onthesituationinsureyour

    goodnatureyletter

    ntains;foreverythingherefloaheartsofull,thatno

    languagecanexpressitsdictates

    ihaveresolved,datoobeyyouds,inflyingforever

    froourdear,yourlovelysightandsare;

    butitisasophia

    fortunehathdeitnecessary,necessarytoyourpreservation,to

    forgetthereever

    believe,iysufferingstoyou,ifiigined

    theyuldpossiblyescapeyourearsiknohegoodnessand

    tendeessofyourheart,andhose

    painsiserableoletnothing,h

    youshallhearofhardfortune,causeantsnce;for,

    afterthelossofyou,everythingistoatrifle

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    youtoforget;yetthesiobothpardon

    necangiveyoudisquiet;butif

    iaogloriouslyeeveryoyourrelief

    thinkineverlovedyou;orthinktrulyhotleideserveyou;

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    severelypunishedianabletosayreyguardianangels

    protectyouforever

    hesforhisfoundnone,nor

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    porallhy,hhehad

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    ter,heretuedhastilytohebrook

    side,inordertosearchforthethingsherelostin

    hisethisoldfriendblackgeorge,ilyndoledh

    hinhissfortune;forthishadalreadyreachedhisears,and

    indeedthoseofalltheneighbourhood

    jonesacquaintedthegakeeperhhisloss,andheasreadily

    tothebrook,heysearchedeverytuftof

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    hadbeen;butalltonopurpose,fortheyfoundnothing;for,

    indeed,thoughthethingseadoittedto

    searchtheonlyplaceheyed;to,inthe

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    goods,asifhehadhopedtofindthedesiredjonestorellect

    ifhehadbeeninnootherplace:”forsure,”saidhe,”ifyouhad

    losttheeresolately,thethingssthavebeenherestill;for

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    inordertolayhosupplya

    poultereratbaththenexting

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    thoughtsn

    eaestlyifhethegreatestfavourintheworld

    georgeansehesitation,”sir,youknoaynd

    ypoypower

    todoyouanyservi;forhe

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    esservice,ande

    slltterofhibuthehisanxiety,

    bybeingdesiredtonveyalettertosophia,hgreat

    pleasureheprosedtodoandindeedibelievetherearefewfavours

    rjones;forhebore

    aschgratitudetoasheuld,anden

    oneybetterthananyotherthingintheuniverse,

    generallyare

    shonoureansbyh

    thislettershouldpasstosophiatheythenseparated;thegakeeper

    retuedhotoes,andjonesoanalehouseat

    halfalesdistance,toessengersretu

    georgenosoonerastershousethanheth

    shonour;to,havingfirstsoundedherhafewprevious

    questions,hedeliveredtheletterforherstress,andreceivedat

    thesatianotherfroer,forjones;

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