t Mrs. Sinclair's: supposing all to be
happy between him and me; as he assured them was the case. Mr. Lovelace,
she informs me, had handsomely satisfied Mrs. Moore. And Miss Rawlins
concludes with wishing to be favoured with the particulars of so
extraordinary a story, as these particulars may be of use, to let her see
what wicked creatures (women as well as men) there are in the world.'

I thank you, my dear, for the draughts of your two letters which were
intercepted by this horrid man. I see the great advantage they were of
to him, in the prosecution of his villanous designs against the poor
wretch whom he had so long made the sport of his abhorred inventions.

Let me repeat, that I am quite sick of life; and of an earth, in which
innocent and benevolent spirits are sure to be considered as aliens, and
to be made sufferers by the genuine sons and daughters of that earth.

How unhappy, that those letters only which could have acquainted me with
his horrid views, and armed me against them, and against the vileness of
the base women, should fall into his hands!--Unhappier still, in that my
very escape to Hampstead gave him the opportunity of receiving them.

Nevertheless, I cannot but still wonder, how it was possible for that
Tomlinson to know what passed between Mr. Hickman and my uncle Harlowe:*
a circumstance which gave the vile impostor most of his credit with me.

* See the note in Letter LXX. of this volume.

How the wicked wretch himself could find me out at Hampstead, must also
remain wholly a mystery to me. He may glory in his contrivances--he, who
has more wickedness than wit, may glory in his contrivances!--But, after
all, I shall, I humbly presume to hope, be happy, when he, poor wretch,
will be--alas!--who can say what!----

Adieu, my dearest friend!--May you be happy!--And then your Clarissa
cannot be wholly miserable!

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