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which otherwise he would not have done, having as he said another place
to call at. Late as it was I did not think myself bound to make
a motion to go while Miss. S. only was in the room, before
Mrs B. returned. If I had I must have lost my chance of being
asked to stay dinner, as Miss. S., I thought, of herself would
hardly ask me. At the same time I resolved not to offer to go at
the same time with Mr R. as then they could not well have invited
me without inviting him. I saw him out, and then that
I it might not seem as if I staid merely for that purpose, I proposed
finishing the tune which upon his coming had been broken
off. It was already past their dinner-time but no preparations
for laying the cloth had as yet been made. When I offer'd at last
to go I was asked by Mrs B. to stay dinner: as I was debating
myself whether to accept the invitation or no, she determined
me by mentioning what she had for dinner and making apologies.
To be short I drank Tea, and staid till near seven. They
will not have the Hawk: they had one once which they killed
on account of it's flying at the Pidgeons. They thanked me for the
cuttings of Geraniums &c: she we went into the garden to look at
them: but just as we had got to the hot-bed where they were, we
were driven in again by the rain. I had got a copy of a little
book that has lately had a great run, called the Father's Legacy

Identifier: | JB/538/055/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1776-09-06	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	055	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Jeremy Bentham; Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number
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