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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

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,C\LD ,I EV] HAVE IMAG9$1 MY DE> C\NT1 ?AT 9 SO %ORT A TIME ! CORRESPOND5CE BETWE5 US W\LD HAVE BE5 SO MU* NEGLECT$8 ,I HAVE YET RECEIV$ NO ANSW] TO MY LA/ LETT]1 UPON A SUBJECT P>TICUL>LY 9T]E/+1 & 9 :I* ,I HAD SOME REASON TO FE> Y\R DISAPPROBATION4 ,MY ,/4 ,JULIAN LIVES 9 ! OBSCURITY ( RETREAT1 & 9 ! SOLITUDE MO/ FAVORABLE TO LIT]>Y PURSUITS4 ,:AT AVOCATIONS CAN HAVE CALL$ (F HIS ATT5TION FROM ! 9T]E/S ( HIS FRI5D8 ,MAY ,I BE P]MITT$ H[EV] TO DRAW ONE CONCLUSION FROM Y\R SIL5CE1 ?AT Y\ DO NOT CONSID] MY SITUATION AS CRITICAL & AL>M+8 ,?AT AL?\< Y\ JO9 ! PRUD5T SEV]ITY ( A MONITOR ) ! C&ID P>TIALITY ( A FRI5D1 Y\ YET VIEW MY FAULTS 9 A V5IAL LI<T1 & >E DISPOS$ TO DRAW OV] !M ! VEIL ( 9DULG5CE8 

,I MI<T P]HAPS D$UCE A FAIR] APOLOGY = ! SIL5CE ON MY P>T FROM MY NEW SITUATION1 ! AVOCATIONS 9CID5T TO MY RANK & =TUNE1 & ! PLEASURES ?AT AB\ND 9 A CITY & A C\RT SO CELEBRAT$ AS ?AT ( ,NAPLES4 ,BUT ,I WILL NOT ATTEMPT AN APOLOGY4 ,! NOVELTY ( !SE CIRCUM/ANCES HAVE DIV]T$ MY ATT5TION MORE ?AN !Y \<T FROM ! COMPANION ( MY /UDIES & ! FRI5D ( MY Y\?1 BUT ,I TRU/ ,I %ALL NEV] =GET HIM4 ,I HAVE MET ) COMPANIONS MORE GAY1 & CONSORTS MORE OBSEQUI\S1 BUT ,I HAVE NEV] F\ND A *>ACT] SO WOR?Y1 & A FRI5D SO S9C]E4 

,S9CE ,I LA/ ADDRESS$ MY ,/4 ,JULIAN1 ,I HAVE BE5 5GAG$ 9 V>I\S SC5ES BO? ( A PLEASURABLE & A S]I\S K9D4 ,I ?9K ,I AM GUILTY ( NO UNDUE P>TIALITY TO MY [N CONDUCT :5 ,I ASSURE Y\1 ?AT ,I HAVE EMB>K$ 9 ! LI<T] PURSUITS ( ASSOCIATES ( MY [N AGE )\T HAV+ AT ANY TIME =GOTT5 :AT WAS DUE TO ! LU/] ( MY ANCE/RY1 & ! FAVOR ( MY SOV]EIGN4 ,I HAVE NOT 9JUR$ MY REPUTATION4 ,I HAVE M+L$ BUS9ESS & PLEASURE1 SO AS NOT TO SACRIFICE ?AT :I* OCCUPIES ! FIR/ PLACE1 TO ?AT :I* HOLDS ONLY ! SECOND4 

,I TRU/ ?AT MY ,/4 ,JULIAN KN[S ME TOO WELL1 TO SUPPOSE ?AT ,I W\LD SEP>ATE PHILOSOPHY & PRACTICE1 REASON & ACTION FROM EA* O!R4 ,IT WAS BY ! 9/RUCTIONS ( MY FRI5D1 ?AT ,I LE>N$ TO RISE SUP]IOR TO ! P[] ( PREJUDICE1 TO REJECT NO TRU? BECAUSE IT WAS NOVEL1 TO REFUSE MY E> TO NO >GUM5TS BECAUSE !Y W]E NOT BACK$ BY POMP\S & V5]ABLE NAMES4 ,9 PURSUANCE ( ?IS SY/EM1 ,I HAVE V5TUR$ 9 MY LA/ TO SUGGE/ SOME REASONS 9 FAVOR ( A MOD]ATE 9DULG5CE ( Y\?FUL PLEASURES4 ,P]HAPS H[EV] MY DE> C\NT WILL ?9K1 ?AT ,I AM GO+ BEYOND :AT EV5 !SE REASONS W\LD AU?ORIZE 9 ! 9/ANCE ,I AM AB\T TO RELATE4 

,Y\ >E NOT PROBABLY TO BE 9=M$ ?AT !RE >E A C]TA9 K9D ( NECESS>Y PEOPLE1 DEP5D5TS UPON SU* Y\NG NOBLEM5 AS ,SAN ,SEV]9O & HIS FRI5DS1 UPON :OM ! WORLD HAS BE/[$ ! D5OM9ATION ( PIMPS4 ,ONE ( !SE G5TLEM5 SEEM$ ( LATE TO FEEL A P>TICUL> P>TIALITY TO MYSELF4 ,HE 5DEAVOR$ BY SEV]AL LITTLE 9/ANCES ( (FICI\SNESS TO BECOME USEFUL TO ME4 ,AT L5G? HE TOLD ME ( A Y\NG P]SON EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL & 9NOC5T1 :OSE FIR/ FAVORS HE BELIEV$ HE C\LD 5GAGE TO PROCURE 9 MY BEHALF4 

,AT ?AT IDEA ,I />T$4 0,& DO Y\ ?9K1 MY GOOD FRI5D10 SAID ,I1 0BECAUSE Y\ >E ACQUA9T$ ) MY HAV+ 9DULG$ TO SOME ( ?OSE PLEASURES 9SEP>ABLE FROM MY AGE1 ?AT ,I W\LD PRESUME TO RU9 9NOC5CE1 & BE ! MEANS ( BR++ UPON A Y\NG P]SON SO MU* REMORSE & SU* AN UNHAPPY WAY ( LIFE1 AS MU/ BE ! 9EVITABLE CONSEQU5CE ( A /EP ( ?IS K9D80 0,MY LORD10 REPLI$ ! P>ASITE1 0,I DO NOT PRET5D TO BE ANY GREAT CASUI/ 9 !SE MATT]S4 ,HIS HONOR ( ,SAN ,SEV]9O DOES ,I KN[ SELDOM GIVE WAY TO SCRUPLES ( ?IS K9D4 ,BUT 9 ! 9/ANCE ,I HAVE M5TION$ !RE >E SEV]AL ?+S TO BE SAID4 ,! MO!R ( ! LADY1 :O =M]LY MOV$ 9 A HI<] SPH]E ?AN %E DOES AT PRES5T1 NEV] MA9TA9$ A V]Y =MIDABLE *>ACT]4 ,?IS DAU<T] IS ! FRUIT ( H] 9DISCRIM9ATE AM\RS1 & ?\< ,I AM P]FECTLY SATISFI$ %E HAS NOT YET BE5 BL[N UPON BY ! BREA? ( A MORTAL1 H] $UCATION HAS BE5 SU* AS TO PREP>E H] TO FOLL[ ! V5]ABLE EXAMPLE ( H] MO!R4 ,Y\R LORD%IP !RE=E SEES ?AT 9 ?IS CASE1 Y\ WILL WRONG NO P>5T1 & S$UCE NO *ILD1 ?AT Y\ WILL M]ELY GA!R AN H>VE/ ALREADY RIPE1 & :I* WILL BE 9FALLIBLY REAP$ BY ! FIR/ COM]40 

,?\< ! REASONS ( MY CONV5I5T G5TLEMAN MADE ME HESITATE1 !Y BY NO MEANS DET]M9$ ME TO ! EXECUTION ( ! PLAN HE PROPOS$4 ,HE IMM$IATELY P]CEIV$ ! SITUATION ( MY M9D1 & H9T$ ?AT HE MI<T AT LEA/ HAVE ! HONOR ( PLAC+ ME 9 A C]TA9 *UR*1 ?AT AFT]NOON AT VESP]S1 :]E ,I MI<T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ( SEE+1 & P]HAPS CONV]S+ A LITTLE ) ! LADY4 ,TO ?IS S*EME ,I ASS5T$4 

,%E APPE>$ NOT MORE ?AN SIXTE5 YE>S ( AGE4 ,H] P]SON WAS SMALL1 BUT H] =M WAS DELICATE4 ,H] AUBURN TRESSES HUNG AB\T H] NECK 9 GREAT PR(USION4 ,H] EYES SP>KL$ ) VIVACITY1 & EV5 ) 9TELLIG5CE4 ,H] DRESS WAS ELEGANT & GRACEFUL1 BUT NOT GAUDY4 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE ?AT SU* A FIGURE %\LD NOT HAVE HAD SOME T5D5CY TO CAPTIVATE ME4 ,HAV+ CONTEMPLAT$ H] SUFFICI5TLY AT A DI/ANCE1 ,I APPROA*$ NE>]4 

,! LITTLE GIPSEY TURN$ UP H] EYES ASKANCE1 & 5DEAVOR$ TO TAKE A SLY SURVEY ( ME AS ,I ADVANC$4 ,I ACCO/$ H]4 ,H] BEHAVIOR WAS FULL ( ?AT *>M+ HESITATION :I* IS UNI=MLY ! (FSPR+ ( Y\? & 9EXP]I5CE4 ,%E RECEIV$ ME ) A PRETTY COMPLAISANCE1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME BLU%$ & APPE>$ FLUTT]$ %E KNEW NOT :Y4 ,I 9VOLUNT>ILY ADVANC$ MY H& T[>DS H]1 & %E GAVE ME H]S ) A K9D ( UNREFLECT+ FRANKNESS4 ,!RE WAS A GOOD S5SE & A SIMPLICITY UNIT$ 9 H] APPE>ANCE1 & ! FEW WORDS %E UTT]$1 ?AT PLEAS$ & EV5 AFFECT$ ME4 

,SU*1 MY DE> FRI5D1 IS ! PRES5T /ATE ( MY AM\R4 ,I CONFESS ,I HAVE FREQU5TLY CONSID]$ S$UCTION 9 AN ODI\S LI<T4 ,BUT H]E ,I ?9K FEW OR NONE ( ! OBJECTIONS AGA9/ IT HAVE PLACE4 ,! MELL[ FRUIT IS READY TO DROP FROM ! TREE1 & SEEMS TO SOLICIT SOME FRI5DLY H& TO GA!R IT4 

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