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<p>the injury which | <p>the injury which that supposition would do me in the opinion of people<lb/>in general here, induced me to change my resolution.</p> | ||
<p>The kind manner, Sir, in which you had invited me insured me that<lb/> at that time you saw no impropriety in my coming, and as it never<lb/> occurred to me, that my declining your invitation then,<lb/> | <p>The kind manner, Sir, in which you had invited me insured me that<lb/> at that time you saw no impropriety in my coming, and as it never<lb/> occurred to me, that my declining your invitation then, tended to<lb/> any further consequences whatever, I had not doubt of being still at<lb/> liberty to accept it; nor did I conceive that my doing so could be<lb/> deemed breaking my word.</p> | ||
<p>According to the resolution I had<lb/> taken on the possibility of the Countess's being there, the instant<lb/> I even thought I saw her, I left the room. Thus far then I <lb/>cannot but think my conduct was in great measure excusable: but<lb/> that I should afterwards return, stay till She had gone down the <lb/>dance, and keep <sic>ballancing</sic> whether to go or not till Mr Gomm came<lb/> to me from you, is what I can allege nothing to exculpate myself<lb/> for. The inducements such as they were which moved me to such<lb/> behaviour, I shall not trouble you with, Sir, | <p>According to the resolution I had<lb/> taken on the possibility of the Countess's being there, the instant<lb/> I even thought I saw her, I left the room. Thus far then I <lb/>cannot but think my conduct was in great measure excusable: but<lb/> that I should afterwards return, stay till She had gone down the <lb/>dance, and keep <sic>ballancing</sic> whether to go or not till Mr Gomm came<lb/> to me from you, is what I can allege nothing to exculpate myself<lb/> for. The inducements such as they were which moved me to such<lb/> behaviour, I shall not trouble you with, Sir, as I am persuaded<lb/> they could bring no justification with them. It was an unpardonable<lb/> folly and weakness and will <add>ever</add> remain as such on the<lb/> bad side of my character in my own eyes as well as <add>in</add> those of other <add>people</add></p> | ||
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the injury which that supposition would do me in the opinion of people
in general here, induced me to change my resolution.
The kind manner, Sir, in which you had invited me insured me that
at that time you saw no impropriety in my coming, and as it never
occurred to me, that my declining your invitation then, tended to
any further consequences whatever, I had not doubt of 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 as such on the
bad side of my character in my own eyes as well as in those of other people
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