e attend you!
I will set out the moment, the very moment I receive it. I am now
actually ready to do so! And if you love me, as I love you, the sight
of me will revive you to my hopes.--But why, why, when I can think this,
did I not go up sooner!

Blessed Heaven! deny not to my prayers, my friend, my admonisher, my
adviser, at a time so critical to myself.

But methinks, your style and sentiments are too well connected, too
full of life and vigour, to give cause for so much despair as thy
staggering pen seems to forbode.

I am sorry I was not at home, [I must add thus much, though the servant
is ready mounted at the door,] when Mr. Belford's servant came with your
affecting letter. I was at Miss Lloyd's. My mamma sent it to me--and I
came home that instant. But he was gone: he would not stay, it seems.
Yet I wanted to ask him an hundred thousand questions. But why delay I
thus my messenger? I have a multitude of things to say to you--to advise
with you about!--You shall direct me in every thing. I will obey the
holding up of your finger. But, if you leave me--what is the world, or
any thing in it, to your

ANNA HOWE?

The effect this letter had on the lady, who is so near the end which the
fair writer so much apprehends and deplores, obliged Mrs. Lovick to make
many breaks in reading it, and many changes of voice.

This is a friend, said the divine lady, (taking the letter in her hand,
and kissing it,) worth wishing to live for.--O my dear Anna Howe! how
uninterruptedly sweet and noble has been our friendship!--But we shall
one day meet, (and this hope must comfort us both,) never to part again!
Then, divested of the shades of body, shall be all light and all mind!--
Then how unalloyed, how perfect, will be our friendship! Our love then
will have one and the same adorable object, and we shall enjoy it and
each other to all eternity!

She said, her dear friend was so earnest for a line or two, that she fain
would write, if she could: and she tried--but to no purpose. She could
dictate, however, she believed; and desired Mrs. Lovick would take pen
and paper. Which she did, and then she dictated to her. I would have
withdrawn; but at her desire staid.

She wandered a good deal at first. She took notice that she did. And
when she got into a little train, not pleasing herself, she apologized to
Mrs. Lovick for making her begin again and again; and said, that the
third time should go, let it be as i