Writings of Samuel Richardson (Volume 15) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902. Excerpt: ... But if you have any apprehensions, madam, (to me, ) I will be ready to attend you at five minutes' notice, before he shall be admitted to your presence. It is very good, sir, said Mr. Reeves, to be ready to favour Miss Byron with your countenance, on such an occasion. But I hope we need not give you that trouble in this house. Sir Charles went away soon after; and Mr. Reeves has been accusing himself ever since, with answering him too abruptly, though he meant nothing but the truest respect. And yet, as I have written it, on reperusal, 1 don't above half like Mr. Reeves's answer. But where high respect is entertained, grateful hearts will always, I believe, be accusing themselves of imperfections, which none other see, or can charge them with. As Sir Charles is safe, and I have now nothing to apprehend but Sir Hargrave's visit, I will despatch this letter, with assurances that I am, my dear Lucy, Your ever affectionate Harriet Byron. LETTER III MISS HARRIET BYRON, TO MISS LUCY SELBY Friday, one o'clock, March 3. Sir Charles has just sent the impatiently expected paper, transcribed by the short-hand writer from his minutes of the conversation that passed on Sir Charles's intrepid visit at Sir Hargrave's. Intrepid, I call it: but had I known of it, as Mr. Reeves did, before the event, in some measure, justified the rashness, I should have called it rash, and been for proposing to send peace-officers to Cavendish Square, or taking some method to know whether he were safe in his person; especially when three o'clock approached; and his dinner-time is earlier than that of most other people of fashion. Mr. Reeves has been so good as to undertake to transcribe this long paper for me, that I may have time to give you an account of three particular visits which I h...