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BG.762.016
14 Jun 1762:11,12 (376)
An interesting anecdote.
" And so I was saying, it was quite a premeditated affair,
and by no means the effect of a sudden fit of passion, or
inconsiderate precipitation. You are to know they were
together at a private publick rout, or ball, the night
before they actually went off; that very night was intended
for the execution of their project. They danced together.
About two in the morning, says she to her mother, -- " My
dear madam, I am sorry to be the cause of keeping you here
so long beyond your usual hour of repose; but really I am in
such spirits, and find myself in such a humour for dancing,
that I fear it will be late, before I shall be able to
persuade myself to give over. Do, good madam, let me
persuade you to retire without me. "O! by no means, my dear,
(replied the kind mother) I have not the least inclination
to go home; so don't make yourself at all uneasy about me:
Your time shall be mine.' This unexpected and superabundant
goodness disconcerted their scheme, and obliged the
gentleman to have recourse to a second plot. . . [one col.
more]
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