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NHG-P.762.036
25 Jun 1762:32,33 (299)
An interesting Anecdote, And so, as 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 public 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 had my self in such a
humour for dancing, that I fear it will be late, before I
shall be able to persuade my self 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 your self at all
uneasy about me: Your time shall be mine." This unexpected
and superabundant goodness disconcerted their scheme, and
obliged the gentlemen to have recourse to a 2d plot.
About four in the morning, the company broke up. . . [82
more lines about the subsequent elopement of the daughter
and her dance partner]
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