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| <head> To D.B. </head> <p> sometimes, expressing his <del>wish</del> <add> regret</add> that <del> a better understanding <lb/> might</del> some sort of union could not be established, between<lb/> them, no matter how cemented, as a means of <lb/> turning her savage nature.   Sure enough at last this <lb/> union did take place, how cemented nobody knows, <lb/> nor is it worth while to enquire.   From that time<lb/> every thing <del>she did</del> <add> belonging to her</add> was angelical, an observation could<lb/> not be made about the meats being done too little or too <lb/> much but the blood would fly up into his face.   No <lb/> sooner was my  | <head> To D.B. </head>   | ||
| </hi> <lb/> <note>[+] as well as he could<lb/> keep which you may <lb/>  | |||
| <p> sometimes, expressing his <del>wish</del> <add> regret</add> that <del> a better understanding <lb/> might</del> some sort of union could not be established, between<lb/> them, no matter how cemented, as a means of <lb/> turning her savage nature.   Sure enough at last this <lb/> union did take place, how cemented nobody knows, <lb/> nor is it worth while to enquire.   From that time<lb/> every thing <del>she did</del> <add> belonging to her</add> was angelical, an observation could<lb/> not be made about the meats being done too little or too <lb/> much but the blood would fly up into his face.   No <lb/> sooner was my Brother's back turned but he brought<lb/> her into the parlour to dine: there <del>she</del> the happy<lb/> pair would feast upon the tid-bits: while another Englishman, <lb/> a respectable Master of a vessel who had been put<lb/> to board at the Housekeeper's table was left to dine by<lb/> himself on scraps and <sic>offals.</sic></p> | |||
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| <p> As to the servitude he complained of it consisted<lb/> <del>as</del> <add> in</add> his doing those little offices about a house for which<lb/> he is best fit, and for which he had himself <sic>sollicited,</sic> <lb/> such as keeping keys, bottling wine, <del> and the like</del> a talent<lb/> on which he had much valued himself, and the <lb/> like: to the great displeasure of M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> Housekeeper whose unfitness<lb/> he <del> <gap/> stood</del> lost no occasion of holding up to <lb/> view <del>as</del> to justify his invasion of her province.<lb/> His other business consisted in keeping the books <hi rend="superscript">[+] | |||
| </hi> <lb/> <note>[+] as well as he could<lb/> keep which you may <lb/> imagine were but <add> not very</add> <del>indifferently</del> <lb/> extraordinarily</note> <lb/> paying the workmen their wages, and now and then<lb/> copying a letter or two for me or my Brother.   All <lb/> together <add> however took up so small a portion</add> bore so small a proportion to his time, that <del> <gap/> <lb/> great evil</del> as he has not the good fortune to have a <lb/> turn for any kind of sedentary amusement his great <lb/>evil, and even his great complaint was <add>the</add> want of <lb/> occupation.   With all this grievous servitude he has been<lb/><add> more</add> </p>   | |||
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To D.B.
 sometimes, expressing his wish  regret that  a better understanding 
 might some sort of union could not be established, between
 them, no matter how cemented, as a means of 
 turning her savage nature.   Sure enough at last this 
 union did take place, how cemented nobody knows, 
 nor is it worth while to enquire.   From that time
 every thing she did  belonging to her was angelical, an observation could
 not be made about the meats being done too little or too 
 much but the blood would fly up into his face.   No 
 sooner was my Brother's back turned but he brought
 her into the parlour to dine: there she the happy
 pair would feast upon the tid-bits: while another Englishman, 
 a respectable Master of a vessel who had been put
 to board at the Housekeeper's table was left to dine by
 himself on scraps and offals.
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 As to the servitude he complained of it consisted
 as  in his doing those little offices about a house for which
 he is best fit, and for which he had himself sollicited, 
 such as keeping keys, bottling wine,  and the like a talent
 on which he had much valued himself, and the 
 like: to the great displeasure of Mrs Housekeeper whose unfitness
 he   stood lost no occasion of holding up to 
 view as to justify his invasion of her province.
 His other business consisted in keeping the books [+]
 
 [+] as well as he could
 keep which you may 
 imagine were but  not very indifferently 
 extraordinarily 
 paying the workmen their wages, and now and then
 copying a letter or two for me or my Brother.   All 
 together  however took up so small a portion bore so small a proportion to his time, that   
 great evil as he has not the good fortune to have a 
 turn for any kind of sedentary amusement his great 
evil, and even his great complaint was the want of 
 occupation.   With all this grievous servitude he has been
 more 
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