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ToMissMontague，atQuebec.

Silleri，Thursdaymorning.

Idaresay，mydear，MadameDesRocheshasnotheardfromRivers;butsupposeshehad.Ifhelovesyou，ofwhatconsequenceisittowhomhewrites?Iwouldnotfortheworldanyfriendofyoursshouldaskhersuchaquestion.

Ishallcalluponyouatsixo’clock，andshallexpecttofindyoudeterminedtogotothegovernor’sthisevening，andtodance:Fitzgeraldbegsthehonorofbeingyourpartner.

Believeme，Emily，thesekindofunmeaningsacrificesarechildish;yourheartisnewtolove，andyouhavealltheromanceofagirl:Riverswould，onyouraccount，behurttohearyouhadrefusedtodanceinhisabsence，thoughhemightbeflatteredtoknowyouhadforamomententertainedsuchanidea.

Ipardonyouforhavingtheromanticfanciesofseventeen，providedyoucorrectthemwiththegoodsenseoffourandtwenty.

Adieu!IhaveengagedmyselftoColonelH——，onthepresumptionthatyouaretoopolitetorefusetodancewithFitzgerald，andtooprudenttorefusetodanceatall.

Youraffectionate

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