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fail for America, in comfequence of direSior, and the extrzcrdmary piety 
orders jai received from bis court; 
2nd that be could not think of leaving 
2 woman at once fo bandiome 2ad © 
young tbechind him m the capstal of 
Great Britain, eae aaa 
poted to ali th= dangers of (dacion- 
It was bis wifa, be fatd, to coniide 
fach a tre2fere to the care of a conft- 
dential friend, like his corrcipondent 
Mizdame de Grandprez ; and ne fep- 
plicated this lady, in the name of heir 
to permit Laiy 
See tee halé her feted, to 
fapermtend ker conde, anc foum ber 
manners, in the fame ag 2s date 
were her own daagoter 5 Dut, 2ocvé al 
things, to be particular im the clroice 
of ber company, wm order that the 
misht preferve not only tis parity of 
her morals, buat that c2ndoar znd 
— of foal winch reedezed ber, 
in ge racemase of mortals. 
¢= Grandprez is mace tar- 
prized, aad even diicoacert ted, i Con- 
fequence of not being previoully con- 
fuited by this nobleazn, when Se had 
determined on ito 2m 
gagement for Infe. Sbe at Sri Befiicates 
rcipetting the anfwer fhe cacht to re- 
tum ; bat fhe is determined ts acqai- 
efce, when fhe refiefis on the import- 
ance of the comorithoa with wiich fhe 
was to be entruifed, more ¢ipecialiy 2s it 
wouid enabie her to gratify her venity, 
aS es giving the 
fez to her acquaintance, deciding on 
every thing, and renderias her hoaiz, 
what is fo defrzble for every Freach 
woman of condition, the gencral rea- 
cezvous of sood company- 
ton to all this, there was 2 new intuce- 
mmiat im the both and cigai- 
ty of Lady Walmore, for the couid not 
fuppoie ewen for a moment, that 2 
Bodleman deicended 
ea 
which dsc hexicif had for fome time af 
feted. 
In the meas tine, Lady Waimore, 
after having bid adic to 2 fond be& 
bend, it cut for Puts, m oompety 
with id fendi «som: ike fo0n difcover- 
ed to podeis the mo Banchty precem- 
fons, under the weil of ecxereme im- 
plictty 5 wittle dae at the farms time cone 
cezicd a ridiculoes-pride bchind z tu- 
dia modciv, and z devcticon wich 
coaltied chiciy in axputie. In add 
tion to thus, fie united 2 decided tzient 
for fcandal, wich 2ii she co 2 
female who proiciizs the parct prm- 
ciples bad the gofsel_ Soca was Mz- 
dame de Grands rez, 2ad fack for the 
mo part, were zii the individacls wke 
pace ove the fama‘itar circle with wich 
the was every evesines ‘acraeaded. 
Lady Wakmore, who is far from 
beme fztisGed with ker new iiuation, 
now — a letter to Eer fricad, 
Miis E Beiton, ms Lo TAC y i which ihe 
conici=s her chagcim at Seteg mesrricd 
to 2 1320 three tics her ows acs, znd 
eatrumed to the case of fuck a Fanta. 
cal women as Madame de srandpscz. 
Beroen character wat the feere tame 
faily deve! loped ia che detzll of her 
Eiacnificent caniegs, the gramdcer 
of fer apartments, which 8 i been 
farmifed ia the new ewet toils, aad tie 
mamiber of ker reftinac, <li of which are 
with di@culty maintained at the cx 
pence of 35co gaimcas 2 year. 
Wate cavircacd with this fpicudour, 
fhe rencws 2 former ——— wich 
tae Cacvalier OAc, “ whot= fc eyes 
and feoerb sect ™ are cfg. 2s weil 
as mumotciy, deferid=i ; ané we iam 
foon afte, that bs = mmc is as dciasm-. 
ed 2s bis perioa is agpeeabic. Unable 
fo facceed ia bis zctemzts on ber bo 
Bou, he gives cet that the berame 
isonly the miiircis of 2 = ‘HER, 62 
wineh Madame de Grancdpecz, 2Fscing 
great mdiznsziioe at face 2 bale decep- 
fon, Gemediztely forces Lady Wal- 
more to leave her betel 
Wate repofas m kre lotsiags 
amid# tie charming gcorEs oF 
Cioad, the mr Eazstchewomca Aes 
from che Count @ Onmont, 2 Preach of. 
Scer, ju returned from Canadz, thet her 
haffand bad diced faddenly of 2 fever 
im that province. 
After giving way to er e-iet, and 
fOr 2 decent time, the wi- 
