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1781-9-10

Bowood Sep: 10th 1781 Monday morning
9 o'clock

I have just received yours of Friday the 7.th this is expeditious.
I tremble at the threatened acquaintance with the Bennets: even
Parson Bridger's I would have gladly spared: if things go on
thus the post at Thorpe will be no longer tenable.

I am distracted at the thoughts of losing Miss Vernon.
She leaves us in a day or two: I fear on Thursday. I had taken
for granted her home was here: but Ld S. says it is at the
Dutchess's. She is gone to Lady Warwick "because" Lady W.
is some time or other to lay in. lay in is it or lie in?. However one of these days it
will come to our turn to lay in: and then we shall have
Miss Vernon back again. She is not very conversible indeed,
as I have already told you ten times over: but then she is
very sensible, has great good nature in her and is altogether
one of the sweetest pictures to look at you ever saw: we shall
muzzy enough I doubt when she is gone. I can't help
pitying poor Lady S. who will not have a creature of her own sex
to

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