Touch and sociability [ Communication ]
… to whom Johnson had made a present of The Idler when she was little) ‘[…] my father introduced Hetty to him as an old acquaintance, and he cordially kissed her!’ 6 At a subsequent meeting, when Dr Johnson seemed to be ignoring her at Mrs … which does not seem to have been encouraged or accepted in Britain); whether it was seen as pushing the boundaries of acquaintance - Fanny Burney ’s exclamation marks about Dr Johnson indicate that his conduct was not anticipated, even if … she had among her peers and potential suitors. Evelina’s anxieties are fueled by a sense of exposure among her new acquaintance – she does not know how far to trust in their judgment. Her guardian, whom she really trusts, is not to …
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