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Mrs. Saville is so great, I would not quit her for the 

 wealth of India, especially as she will shortly be de- 

 prived of the society of her dear Rachel, who is on 

 the point of giving her hand to Mr. Henry Palmer. 

 The match is very agreeable to Mrs. Saville, but 

 Rachel will live at twenty miles' distance. I shall 

 be a poor substitute for such a daughter; yet every 

 thing that tenderness, respect, and filial affection can 

 inspire, I shall fulfil, as the most delightful task of 

 my life. The sense of pecuniary obligation has long 

 been the only allay to my enjoyment : this unex- 

 pected change of circum.stances relieves me from this 

 uneasiness, and enables me to render Mrs. Saville's 

 situation affluent. I have no other pleasure in 

 riches, but sharing them with these dear friends. I 

 am under the necessity of coming to London, to take 

 possession of my property, but shall wait till the 

 marriage is over, when my aunt and cousins will 

 accompany me. It will not be more that a fortnight 

 before I shall be with you ; of course, our correspond- 

 ence will cease till my return, when we must once 

 more be contented with this kind of communication, 

 unless you will be induced to try the retirement of a 

 Welsh cottage, and take up your abode with us for 

 a few months ; a proposal that I hope you will not 

 refuse. But I believe you will be easily persuaded to 

 accept it, when you are acquainted with my Cambrian 



