her to her room ever since. She burst into tears, when Kitty carried
to her your desire of having her with you; and called herself doubly
unhappy, that she could not wait upon a mistress whom she so dearly
loved.

Had my mother answered my wishes, I should have been sorry Mr. Lovelace
had been the first proposer of my Kitty for your attendant, till Hannah
should come. To be altogether among strangers, and a stranger to attend
you every time you remove, is a very disagreeable thing. But your
considerateness and bounty will make you faithful ones wherever you go.

You must take your own way: but, if you suffer any inconvenience, either
as to clothes or money, that it is in my power to remedy, I will never
forgive you. My mother, (if that is your objection) need not know any
thing of the matter.

We have all our defects: we have often regretted the particular fault,
which, though in venerable characters, we must have been blind not to
see.

I remember what you once said to me; and the caution was good: Let us,
my Nancy, were your words; let us, who have not the same failings
as those we censure, guard against other and greater in ourselves.
Nevertheless, I must needs tell you, that my mother has vexed me a
little very lately, by some instances of her jealous narrowness. I will
mention one of them, though I did not intend it. She wanted to borrow
thirty guineas of me: only while she got a note changed. I said I could
lend her but eight or ten. Eight or ten would not do: she thought I was
much richer. I could have told her, I was much cunninger than to let her
know my stock; which, on a review, I find ninety-five guineas; and all
of them most heartily at your service.

I believe your uncle Tony put her upon this wise project; for she was
out of cash in an hour after he left her.

If he did, you will judge that they intend to distress you. If it will
provoke you to demand your own in a legal way, I wish they would; since
their putting you upon that course will justify the necessity of your
leaving them. And as it is not for your credit to own that you were
tricked away contrary to your intention, this would afford a reason for
your going off, that I should make very good use of. You'll see, that
I approve of Lovelace's advice upon this subject. I am not willing to
allow the weight of your answer to him on that head, which perhaps ought
to be allowed it.*

* See Letter XXXI. of this volume.

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