The Letter on the Pincushion

           Howtheyweremarriedisnotoftheslightestconsequencetoanybody.WhatistohinderaCaptainwhoisamajor,andayoungladywhoisofage,frompurchasingalicence,andunitingthemselvesatanychurchinthistown?Whoneedstobetold,thatifawomanhasawillshewillassuredlyfindaway?Mybeliefisthatoneday,whenMissSharphadgonetopasstheforenoonwithherdearfriendMissAmeliaSedleyinRussellSquare,aladyverylikehermighthavebeenseenenteringachurchintheCity,incompanywithagentlemanwithdyedmustachios,who,afteraquarterofanhour’sinterval,escortedherbacktothehackney-coachinwaiting,andthatthiswasaquietbridalparty.

           Andwhoonearth,afterthedailyexperiencewehave,canquestiontheprobabilityofagentlemanmarryinganybody?Howmanyofthewiseandlearnedhavemarriedtheircooks?DidnotLordEldonhimself,themostprudentofmen,makearunawaymatch?WerenotAchillesandAjaxbothinlovewiththeirservantmaids?Andarewetoexpectaheavydragoonwithstrongdesiresandsmallbrains,whohadnevercontrolledapassioninhislife,tobecomeprudentallofasudden,andtorefusetopayanypriceforanindulgencetowhichhehadamind?Ifpeopleonlymadeprudentmarriages,whatastoptopopulationtherewouldbe!

           Itseemstome,formypart,thatMr.Rawdon’smarriagewasoneofthehonestestactionswhichweshallhavetorecordinanyportionofthatgentleman’sbiographywhichhastodowiththepresenthistory.

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