LETTER LIX.59.
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ToMissMontague,atSilleri.
DearMadam,
Isendyoutheinclosedfrommymother:Ithoughtitnecessaryyoushouldseeit,thoughnotevenamother’swishesshalleverinfluencemetobreakthoseengagementswhichIhavehadthehappinessofenteringintowiththemostcharmingofwomen,andwhichamanofhonoroughttoholdsacred.
Idonotthinkhappinessintirelydependentonrankorfortune,andhaveonlytowishmymother’ssentimentsonthissubjectmoreagreabletomyown,asthereisnothingIsomuchwishastoobligeher:atallevents,however,dependonmyfulfillingthosepromises,whichoughttobethemorebinding,astheyweremadeatatimewhenoursituationsweremoreequal.
Iamhappyinanopportunityofconvincingyouandtheworld,thatinterestandambitionhavenopowerovermyheart,whenputincompetitionwithwhatIowetomyengagements;beingwiththegreatesttruth,
MydearestMadam,
Yours,&c.
G.Clayton.
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