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says, those who have been all their lives regularly praised, by regular critics, like a little variety, and are glad when any one goes out of his way to say a civil thing; and, fourthly, she is a very good-natured creature, which is the best reason, after all, and, perhaps, the only one.

A knock—knocks single and double. Bland called. He says Dutch society (he has been in Holland) is second-hand French; but the women are like women every where else. This is a bore: I should like to see them a little

un

like; but that can't be expected.

Went out—came home—this, that, and the other— and "all is vanity, saith the preacher," and so say I, as part of his congregation.

[Talking]

of vanity, whose praise do I prefer? Why, Mrs. Inchbald's

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, and that of the Americans. The first, because her