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September 6.—

My mother and lady

Grimston have had abundance of private confabulation these two days, from which Mrs. Vere and I are excluded. I wish there may not be some mischief a brewing. One thing, however has given me pleasure; lady Grimston has invited her daughter to stay at Grimston-hall as long as my mother and I continue here.

Mrs. Vere tells me, she suspects the subject of their conferences; but she is perverse, and will not tell me what she thinks, for fear, as she says, she should have guessed wrong, and her surmises would only teaze me.