Clarissa (1748) [ Practices / Concepts ]
… dearest friend, keep to yourself every thing that may appear disreputable of him from me. I must acquaint you that his kind behaviour, and my low-spiritedness, co-operating with your former advice, and my unhappy situation, made me that … his declarations: and now indeed I am more in his power than ever. He presses me every hour (indeed as needlessly, as unkindly) for fresh tokens of my esteem for him, and confidence in him. And as I have been brought to some verbal … to such protection as I could find. All my comfort is, that your advice repeatedly given me to the same purpose, in your kind letter before me, warrants me. I now set out the more cheerfully to London on that account: for, before, a heavy …
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