This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1779. Excerpt: ... EVELINA; tf-u Surely, my dear Madam, we ought to be better friends, since there seems to be something of sympathy in the frankness of our dispositions.--'And yet, were you not an angel--how do you think I could brook such contempt?" "If I have offended you, cried I, you have but to leave me--and O how I wisti you would .."--;-i; '.. " My dear creature," (said he, half laughing) "why where could you be educated?," " Where I most sincerely wish I now was ." "How conscious you must be, all beautiful that you are, that those charming airs serve only to heighten the bloom of your complexion L..".-...... 3 " Your freedom, Sir, where you are more, acquainted, may perhaps be less disagreeable., but to me--T-."; i o. "You do me justice," (qried he, interrupting me) "yes, I do; indeed improve upon acquaintance; you will hereafter be quite charmed with me.,"; . " Hereafter, Sir, .1 hope J, shalj)ever--" "O hufli -hufi --have, you;forgot the situation in which I.found you?-Have you forgot, ., that when deserted, I pursued you, --when betrayed, I adored you?--but fcr.me ' "But But for you, Sir, I might, perhaps, have been happy." "What then, am I to conclude that, but for me, your partner would have appeared?--poor fellow -r-and did my prefense awe him? I wish his presence, Sir, could awe you " His presence --perhaps then you fee him?" ' Perhaps, Sir, I do;" cried, I, quite wearied of his raillery. ""Where?--where?---for Heaven's fake shew me the wretch " "Wretch, Sir?" O, a very savage ---a sneaking, shamefaced, despicable puppy " I know not what bewitched me--but my pride was hurt, and my spirits were tired, and--in short--I had the folly, looking at Lojrd Orville, to repeat, "Despicable, you think?" His eyes instantly followed mine; " Why, is that the ...