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courage none without the consent of her parents, who would often, when by themselves tell her that it was their joint opinion, she could not dispose of herself better than to Mr. Thomas, and would frequently ask how she liked him? for they would be unwilling to marry her against her own inclination. Her usual awser was, "Your cheice shall be mine; my duty shall never be made subservient to any sensual passion." This reply was not so full and expressive as they expected; and as mothers are commonly very dexterous in finding out their daughter's maladies. Madam had good reason ro believe, from some observations made on Miss's behaviour, that her affections were alredy fixed, and that she was deeply in love with somebody else, which was the cause of her unusual anxiety. Hereupon, as she was sitting at work one evening, in a melancholy postore, they called her, and desired to be informed whither the husband they proposed was disagreeable to her, if so, she should chuse for herself.