LETTER CLXXXI.185.
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ToColonelRivers,atBellfield,Rutland.
Rose-hill,Sept.18.
SinceIsentawaymyletter,Ihaveyourlast.
Youtellme,mydearRivers,thestrongemotionIbetrayedatseeingSirGeorge,whenyoucametogethertoMontreal,madeyoufearIlovedhim;thatyouwerejealousoftheblushwhichglowedonmycheek,whenheenteredtheroom:thatyoustillrememberitwithregret;thatyoustillfancyIhadoncesomedegreeoftendernessforhim,andbegmetoaccountfortheapparentconfusionIbetrayedathissight.
Iownthatemotion;myconfusionwasindeedtoogreattobeconcealed:butwashealone,myRivers?canyouforgetthathehadwithhimthemostlovelyofmankind?
SirGeorgewashandsome;Ihaveoftenregardedhispersonwithadmiration,butitwastheadmirationwegivetoastatue.
Ilistenedcoldlytohislove,Ifeltnoemotionathissight;butwhenyouappeared,myheartbeat,Iblushed,Iturnedpalebyturns,myeyesassumedanewsoftness,Itrembled,andeverypulseconfessedthemasterofmysoul.
Myfriendsarecome:Iamcalleddown.Adieu!BeassuredyourEmilyneverbreathedasighbutforherRivers!
Adieu!Yours,
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