November 26.—
Miss Burchell has just
been here. Poor creature! she is quite
stunned with the news: she could scarce
believe it at first, till my mother desired
I would shew her lady V—'s letter, and
Patty's, which corroborated all she said.
She then gave way to tears and lamentations;
saying, That cruel woman was born
to be the destruction of every-body she
had any connection with. I have found
it so; you, madam (to me) have done so
too; Mr. Arnold, I believe, has been a
great sufferer; Mr. Faulkland is now her
victim. Inconsiderate and barbarous as
he is, I grieve for him.
