Permit me to ask the favor of an interview, at as early a date as will be convenient to you, if you will be kind enough to grant me one. I have some things to say of very great importance to myself, and trust they will not be without interest to you. I should not care to write what is so much better said, and shall await your answer with considerable anxiety. With every sentiment of sincere esteem.

Believe me, my dear Miss Brown,
Yours, very sincerely,
Alfred D. Jones.


172. Answer to the Above.

R——, April 15, 19—.

Dear Mr. Jones:—

Your kind note of the 14th is at hand. I shall be pleased to accede to the request you so courteously present. If Thursday will suit your convenience I shall be at home at five o'clock in the afternoon. Mamma joins me in best regards.

Yours sincerely,
Ada Brown.


173. From a Gentleman to a Young Lady, Proposing Marriage.