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but the day before that having learnt from Countess Scavrouski, | <p>but the day before that having learnt from Countess Scavrouski, | ||
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who called here in her way to Petersburg, that the Prince | who called here in her way to Petersburg, that the Prince | ||
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300<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> <unclear>Versts</unclear>, he could get there by such a time, | 300<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> <unclear>Versts</unclear>, he could get there by such a time, | ||
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be back by such a time, and so on; I had | be back by such a time, and so on; I had<unclear>—</unclear> | ||
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before begun to represent to him that by all this | |||
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straining, to the destruction of a thousand affairs | |||
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he has upon the Anvil here, all he could get, | |||
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would be the seeing you a very few weeks sooner | |||
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than he would otherwise; for he had learnt | |||
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from the Countess that you persevered in your | |||
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Intentions of treating us with a sight of you in | |||
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your way to Petersburg in September. <sic>however</sic> | |||
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I left him the last word, knowing he would | |||
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come to himself again after the first <sic>Spirt</sic> was over, | |||
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and his Eagerness had time to cool upon his Pillow.</p> | |||
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but the day before that having learnt from Countess Scavrouski,
who called here in her way to Petersburg, that the Prince
of Princes had given up his Intentions of coming here,
it was but the day before, I say, that having received
this Intelligence some days before, That my Brother,
urged thereto, by diverse & sundry weighty Causes
and considerations, had written to the Prince for
leave to repair to him at Petersburg as soon as
possible; forgetting That, and not choosing to be
reminded of it, all hands were set to work in his
Noddle to forge Pleas for going to you; He could
find other business by the way, it was not above
300d Versts, he could get there by such a time,
be back by such a time, and so on; I had—
before begun to represent to him that by all this
straining, to the destruction of a thousand affairs
he has upon the Anvil here, all he could get,
would be the seeing you a very few weeks sooner
than he would otherwise; for he had learnt
from the Countess that you persevered in your
Intentions of treating us with a sight of you in
your way to Petersburg in September. however
I left him the last word, knowing he would
come to himself again after the first Spirt was over,
and his Eagerness had time to cool upon his Pillow.
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