et of paper, wrote a short letter to her aunt,to request aion of what Lydia had dropped,if it werepatible with the secrecy which had been intended.
“You may readilyprehend,”she added,“what my curiosity must be to know hoerson unected with any of us,and paratively speaking) a strao our family, should have been amongst you at such a time.Pray write instantly,a me uand it—unless it is, for very t reasons, to remain in the secrecy which Lydia seems to think necessary;and then I must endeavour to be satisfied with ignorance.”
“Not that I shall,though,”she added to herself,as she fihe letter;“and my dear aunt,if you do not tell me in an honourable manner,I shall certainly be reduced to tricks and stratagems to find it out.”
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