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Moscow July 12. 1790
Your letter from Bowood of Septr 3d reached me at Tobolsk.
Had I answered it immediately my letter would have reached a month
at least sooner but as I was drawing near Petersbourg and
at the same time uncertain indecisive what to answer you
I have not till now been able to prevail on myself to take
up the pen. I had hopes to find through some channel or other
the other letter of yours in which you tell me you gave me
a description of character & fortune of the person in question but
no such letter coming to hand I was at arriving here less occupied by
the object you proposed than probably I should have been otherwise.
In the course of a few days mere accident made me acquainted with
a girl of one of the best families & and possessed of all the qualities which
I could possibly hope to find assembled in one person. in a few days I had
proof of my being esteemed by her as well as her family and for
these last ten days have been passed in their society. I have never
known a girl more desirable; but I fear I am too much in love
with her to succede. to explain this you must know that accustomed
to see all matches here made by Parents her object has been to work
herself up to a degree of indifference which should make her obedience
less troublesome and though now having only a mother & 23 years
of age She is perfectly free to choose for herself. this freedom she
uses only to reject all offers of interest where the character of
the person does not please her but is too suspicious to have ever
found any person to whom she would venture to encourage an
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Samuel Bentham |
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