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thing should befalle him) wisely did not hear these last words, but 
carryd off his prize in triumph to the midst of the dance, the 
Captain danced with Grissell, I danced with Carlisl (who would 
have had Miss Murray if he cowd have got her) the baron 
look’t terrible upon everybody the whole night, the Captain was 
a good deal pick’d ; for my Own Share I was only afraid of a Pink- 
ing Bout. We had a Supper after the ball but nothing happen’d, 
the baron Ingag’d the Lady for next ball at which ball there pass’d 
several things between them which won’t do quite so well for the 
Subject of a Letter. In short he persecuted Campbell’s discourse 
to the outmost, you know from experience Alicie they are a 
penetrating set of folks that are at Moffat, and as there was rumour 
next day of that gentleman’s going away, everybody suspected 
the Reason, upon which pride, which is his predoniinant passion, 
made him act in a way that was agreeable enough to us. We met 
in the ballroom as usual at night, and played at blindharry, after 
some time I was blinded and going about, when I heard the door 
open and the fidles enter, and in a moment a man flew upon poor 
harry, and embraced me so close that I cow’d not Stire and kiss’d 
me a perdigious time, the Goodness Alicie, I grew blind Indeed, 
at last I disengag’d myself in a terrible passion you may be sure 
threw napkin and everything at him, made my complaint to Lady 
Erskine before the whole room Who pinch’d me so that I obliged 
to be calm—we spent a good part of the night in dancing after 
which he propos’d to the gentlemen as it was Saturday night to 
drink a health to their Wives and Mistresses, a table and glases 
were set and we supt very merrily upon cold tongue beef cheese 
ec. without knife or fork but rug’d with our fingers very heart- 
somly, he broke a glass in his own Mistress’s health and poor 
Maguir was the butt of the whole Company and behav’d vastly 
well. Before the Supper Captn. Makad dane’d with Macuir, and 
told her of a Letter he had got from the Sheperd Adonis. It was 
full of his Love to pale Negligence there was a whole page filld 
up with scores such as —__ 
which he said was 
so many Sighs; sad was my Story Alicie. We parted that night 
invited by the Major on Monday night to the same intertainment. 
Apropos the Major, I believe nothing less than Blackney’s Whole 
Regiment will satisfy Grissell (he is married its true so its the 
Less matter) prejudice goes a great way you know and I sup- 
pose he has heard of Grissie Erskine before he saw her; She has 
