you told
him from
me, how
could he
think of
going to
ask her?”
“I cannot
take
surprise
to myself
on that
head. You
bid me be
surprised
on your
friend’s
account,
and
therefore
I am; but
as for my
brother,
his
conduct in
the
business,
I must
own, has
been no
more than
I believed
him
perfectly
equal to.
The
fairness
of your
friend was
an open
attraction;
her
firmness,
you know,
could only
be
understood
by
yourself.”
“You are
