Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1751 edition. Excerpt: ... The time of night did not permit miss Betsy to give thele letters all the attention which the writers of them, doubtless, desired me should do; but she locked them carefully in her cabinet, resolving to consider the purport of them more seriously before she returned any answer. C H A P. V. Serves as a supplement to the former. THE next morning miss Flora opened her lips almost as soon as she did her eyes, to talk to miss Betsy on the design had been agreed upon between them the day before, in relation to mr. Staple. -- She told her, she had employed her whole thoughts about it ever since, and that she had sound out a way of introducing the discourse, so as to give him no suspicion that she came from her, yet, at the same time, take away all his apprehensions of her being in love with mr. Trueworth; and added, that she would go to his lodgings immediately after breakfast. Indeed, '* replied miss Betsy, sullenly, "you shail do no such thing; -- I do not "care "care what his apprehensions are, or any "one's else; -- the men may all think *' and do as they will, -- I shall not fill "my mind with any stuff about them." "-- Heyday," cried miss Flora, a good deal shocked at this sudden turn, "what "whim has got possession of you now?" "The whim you endeavoured to possess "me with," said miss Betsy, scornfully, "would have been a very ridiculous one "I am sure; -- but I have considered "better on it, and despise such foolish "fancies." -- " Good-lack," returned the other, "you are grown wonderous "wife methinks, --, at least imagine your"self so; -- but I shall go to mr. Staple "for all this, --I cannot bear that he "should think you are in love with "Trueworth.."-- I know no business," said miss Betsy, in a haughty tone, " you..."
