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the bargain, (what is a great deal from him) that "my dress was
a very smart one".
Garters of the same velvet I order'd repeatedly and expressly, as plain
as words could speak.
From Garters you pass to fur: the transition is a natural one.
You ask me do I think Mrs D.'s dark enough, meaning for yourself —
My dear Sir, I cry you mercy — It is your concern,
I wash my hands of it— "Such matters are too high for me". It
is for you and her to judge what sort of a figure her fur
would make upon your wastecoat. All that I have ever seen
of her's, I do assure you is as grey as a badger; which as you
truly observe is "nothing near so dark as" mine". But what does
that signify? It is your pretty person, it seems, not mind that
is to be adorned with it.
Communicate the Battle scheme to Mrs D.? Aye, surely — I
wonder we neither of us thought of it doing so before. It were much better
the proposal should come from her than you: we shall be surer
that way of knowing their genuine inclinations. You know
I can not well separate myself from Wilson: and I could not
bear the thoughts of embracing such a scheme (especially considering
what I am doing for Wise) under any the least doubt of
its being perfectly consonant to their wishes. you will therefore
shew Mrs D. what I have said about it. Remember
as it is for so long a time, & two of us payment is the sine
qua non — 18s each the least, and then Wilson would be grumbling
every now and then, and say — they're ruining themselves.
Mrs D. however must not descend so far to particulars; as that
would make them suspect it was with our participation. She
must only say in general that she should not think of proposing
it nor she is sure would we accept it but upon such terms
as would be a full indemnification. When the answer comes, it
will then be time enough to talk of proposing it to Wilson - I
think I could manage it without troubling you. Make Mrs D.
+ IB. Jany 4th 1777.
Battle Scheme —
Fear of forcing it on
the W's.
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