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your husband stands my Friend; and the Kindest most amiable action of his lite was his throwing her off for ever on her marriage. Keep up his resentment, therefore, I charge you. We are now in a sad state; no house was ever more altered; the whole party are at war, and Mainwaring scarcely dares speak to me. It is time for me to be gone; I have therefore determined on leaving them, and shall spend, I hope, a comfortable day with you in town within this week. If I am as little in favour with Mr. Johnson as ever, you must come to me at 10 Wemore Street; but I hope this may not be the ease, as for as Mr. Johnson, with all his faults, is a man to whom that great word respectable is always given and I am known to be so intimate with his wife, his slighting me has an awkward look.

I take London in my way to that insupportable spot, a country village; for I am really going to Churchhill. Forgive me, my dear friend, it is my last resource. Were there another place in England open to me I would prefer it. Charles Vernon is my aversion, and I am afraid of his wile. At Churchhill, however, I must remain till I have somethiag better in view. My young lady accompanies me to town where I shall deposit her under the care of Miss Summers, in Wigmore Street, till she becomes a little more reasonable. She will make good connections there as the girls are all of the best families. The price is immense, and much beyond what I can ever attempt to pay.