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" this alteration of diet prove unavailing, 

 " her family and friends muft lofe her." 



It was not unavailing; ihe gathered 

 ftrength under the change from day to 

 day. The difeafe abated, and in three 

 weeks time Hie purfued her journey to 

 Scotland, a convalefcent, full of hope for 

 herfelf; of grateful veneration towards her 

 phyiician, whofe refcuing {kill had faved 

 her from the grave ; and full, alfo, of over- 

 rating thankfulnefs to Mifs S. for the offer 

 Ihe had made. With her, Lady Northeik 

 regularly correfponded from that time till 

 her fuddenand deplorable death. All Lady 

 N.'s letters fpoke of completely recovered 

 k health and ftrength. She fent Mifs Seward 

 a prefent of fome beautiful Scotch pebbles 

 for a necklace, picked up by her own 

 hands, in her Lord's park, and poliihed at 

 Edinburgh. 



Lady Northeik might have lived to old 

 age, the bleffing of her family and friends. 



Alas 5 



