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that ever blessed the destiny of man. 
What were all other blessings equal 
to the last! 
“ The overtures were condescend¬ 
ingly accepted by the Earl. The 
young lord, the eldest son, was de¬ 
nied ; but the Honourable Edward 
Belamourwas vouchsafed to the proud 
and foolish old man, and an estate 
large enough for a continental pro¬ 
vince, and a lady fitted for a conti¬ 
nent’s queen, the bribe for his conde¬ 
scension. Oh, Mr. Honeycomb ! I 
felt the insult deeply, wickedly felt 
it. What had I to do with human 
pride and human vanities of ancestry ! 
I must needs leave my province of a 
