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on together to the Terrace—which altogether gave an hasty turn to Charlotte's fancy, cured her of her halfhour's fever, & placed her in a more capable state of judging, when Sir Edw: was gone, of how agreable he had actually been.—"Perhaps there was a good deal in his Air & Address; And his Title did him no harm." She was very soon in his company again. The first object of the Parkers, when their House was cleared of morng visitors was to get out themselves;—the Terrace was the attraction to all;—Every body who walked, must begin with the Terrace, & there, seated on one of the two Green Benches by the Gravel walk, they found the united Denham Party;—but though united in the Gross, very distinctly divided again—the two superior Ladies being at one

end of the bench, & Sir Edw: & Miss B.

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