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Consequences whatever, I had not doubt that my being still at
liberty to accept it nor did I conceive that my doing so
could be deemed breaking my word.
According to the resolution I had taken on the possibility
of the Countess's being there, the instant I even thought I
saw her I left the room. Thus far then I cannot but
think my conduct was in great measure excusable, but
that I should afterwards return, stay till She had gone
down the dance, and keep ballancing whether to go or
not till Mr Gomm came to me from you is what I
can allege nothing to exculpate myself for. The
inducements such as they were which moved me to
such behaviour, I shall not trouble you with Sir as
I am persuaded they could bring no justification with
them.
It was an unpardonable folly and weakness and will
ever remain so as such on the bad side of my character
in my own Eyes as well as those of other People; I have
only to hope how ever much that folly of mine has
unhappily been productive of displeasing Consequences
to you Sir, that you can have no reason to suspect me
capable of doing any thing which I had conceived
might put you in so disagreeable a Situation with
Those you had invited to your House through an
indifference to your displeasure, and still less for the
sake of affecting any purpose of my own. I flatter-
myself that no past or future behavior of mine
can ever bear the marks of so ungrateful & illiberal
a disposition.
If what I suffer from having thus forfeited all
pretensious to that degree of friendship which you of late
Sir, have more particularly honoured me with, together
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