thought it possible Lady Donegal
, being Irish, might be a patroness of Miss Edgeworth, and was rather sorry for my opinion, as I hate putting people into fusses, either with themselves or their favourites; it looks as if one did it on purpose. The party went off very well, and the fish was very much to my gusto. But we got up too soon after the women; and Mrs. Corinne always lingers so long after dinner that we wish her in—the drawing-room.
Campbell called, and while sitting here in came Merivale
. During our colloquy, C. (ignorant that Merivale was the writer) abused the "mawkishness of the
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