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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

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,T5 ?\S& ?ANKS TO ! MO/ AMIABLE ( WOM5 = ! LETT] ?AT HAS JU/ FALL5 9TO MY H&S4 ,YES1 ,MATILDA1 IF MY HE>T W]E PI]C$ ON EV]Y SIDE ) D>TS1 & MY LIFE'S BLOOD SEEM$ READY TO FOLL[ EV]Y ONE ( !M1 Y\R 5*ANT+ EPI/LE W\LD BE BALM TO ALL MY W\NDS1 W\LD SOO? ALL MY C>ES4 ,T5D]E/1 G5TLE/ ( DISPOSITIONS1 :]E EV] BURN$ A LOVE :OSE FLAME WAS PURE AS ?9E8 ,:]E EV] WAS TRU? ?AT C\LD VIE ) ! TRU? ( ,MATILDA8 ,H]EAFT] :5 ! WOR?LESS & ! PR(LIGATE EXCLAIM UPON ! >TIFICES ( ?Y SEX1 :5 ! LOV] DISAPPO9T$1 WRUNG ) ANGUI%1 IMPRECATES CURSES ON ! K9D1 NAME BUT ,MATILDA1 & EV]Y MURMUR %ALL BE HU%$2 NAME BUT ,MATILDA1 & ! UNIV]SAL VOICE ( NATURE %ALL CONFESS ?AT ! FEMALE =M IS ! PROP] RESID5CE1 ! G5U9E TEMPLE ( ANGELIC GOODNESS4 

,I HAD UPON ! :OLE A MO/ AGREEABLE J\RNEY FROM ,ALICANT TO ,MADRID4 ,IT W\LD BE SUP]FLU\S TO DESCRIBE TO A M9D SO WELL 9=M$ AS Y\RS1 ! /ATE ( ! C\NTRY4 ,Y\ KN[ H[ ?9 IS ITS POPULATION1 & H[ 9DOL5T IS ! *>ACT] ( ITS 9HABITANTS4 ,SATISFI$ ) POSSESS+ ! 9EXHAU/IBLE M9ES ( ,MEXICO & ,P]U1 !Y IMAG9E ?AT ! WORLD WAS MADE = !M1 ?AT ! RE/ ( MANK9D W]E DE/9$ TO LABOR ?AT !Y MI<T BE MA9TA9$ 9 SUP95ESS & IDL5ESS4 ,! EXP]I5CE ( MORE ?AN TWO C5TURIES HAS NOT BE5 ABLE TO CONV9CE !M ( !IR ]ROR1 & AMID ALL !IR POV]TY1 !Y /ILL RETA9 AS MU* PRIDE AS EV]4 ,! C\NTRY H[EV] IS NATURALLY LUXURIANT & DELICI\S2 & !RE >E A CONSID]ABLE NUMB] ( PROSPECTS 9 ! PROV9CES ?R\< :I* ,I HAVE PASS$ ?AT WILL SC>CELY YIELD TO ANY ?AT ,ITALY HAS TO BOA/4 ,AS SOON AS ,I >RIV$ AT ! METROPOLIS ,I TOOK UP MY RESID5CE AT ?IS PLACE1 :I* IS 9EXPRESSIBLY CR[D$ ) ! RESID5CES ( ! NOBILITY & GR&EES4 ,IT IS 9DE$ ONE ( ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL SPOTS 9 NATURE1 AS IT CONC5T]S AT ONCE ! SIMPLE/ RU/ICITY ) ! UTMO/ ELEGANCE ( REF9EM5T & SOCIETY4 ,MY RECEPTION HAS BE5 9 ! HI<E/ DEGREE FLATT]+1 & ,I PLEASE MYSELF ) ! IDEA ?AT ,I HAVE ALREADY MADE SOME PROGRESS 9 ! BUS9ESS ( ! M>QUIS ( ,PESC>A4 

,Y\ >E NOT 9S5SIBLE ?AT MY *>ACT]1 AT LEA/ 9 SOME ( ITS TRAITS1 IS NOT UNCONG5IAL TO ?AT ( A ,SPANI>D4 ,:E!R IT BE [+ TO ?IS OR ANY O!R CAUSE ,I KN[ NOT1 BUT ,I BELIEVE NEV] WAS ANY MAN1 SO OBSCURE AS MYSELF1 DI/+UI%$ 9 SO OBLIG+ A MANN] BY ! FIR/ P]SONAGES 9 ! K+DOM4 ,9 RETURN ,I D]IVE FROM !IR SOCIETY ! UTMO/ SATISFACTION4 ,!IR L(TY NOTIONS ( HONOR1 !IR GRAVITY1 !IR POLIT5ESS1 & !IR S5TIM5TAL WAY ( ?9K+1 HAVE SOME?+ 9 !M ?AT AF=DS ME 9F9ITE 5T]TA9M5T & PLEASURE4 ,OH1 ,MATILDA1 H[ MU* MORE AMIABLE IS ?AT *>ACT]1 ?AT C>RIES ! PR9CIPLES ( HONOR & MAGNANIMITY TO A DANG]\S EXTREME1 ?AN ?AT :I* 5DEAVORS TO LEVEL ALL DI/9CTIONS ( MANK9D1 & W\LD REMOVE & CONF\ND ! ET]NAL B>RI]S ( VIRTUE & VICE6 

,ONE ( ! MO/ AGREEABLE CONNECTIONS ,I HAVE MADE IS ) ! DUKE ( ,>&A4 ,! F\R P]SONS ( :OM HIS FAMILY IS COMPOS$1 HIS GRACE1 ! DU*ESS1 !IR SON & DAU<T]1 >E ALL ( !M *>ACT]S EXTREMELY 9T]E/+ & AMIABLE4 ,! LADY ,ISABELLA IS E/EEM$ ! FIR/ BEAUTY ( ! C\RT ( ,MADRID4 ,! Y\NG C\NT IS TALL1 GRACEFUL1 & MANLY1 ) A FIRE & EXPRESSION 9 HIS F9E BLUE EYES BEYOND ANY ?+ ,I EV] SAW4 ,HE HAS ALL ! VIVACITY & 5T]PRISE ( Y\?1 )\T ! SMALLE/ T9CTURE ( LIB]T9ISM & DISSIPATION4 ,I KN[ NOT H[ IT IS1 BUT ,I F9D MYSELF P]FECTLY UNABLE TO DESCRIBE HIS *>ACT] )\T RUNN+ 9TO P>ADOX4 ,HE IS AT ONCE S]I\S & *E>FUL4 ,HIS S]I\SNESS IS SO FULL ( 5?USIASM & ORIG9ALITY1 ?AT IT IS ! MO/ UNLIKE 9 ! WORLD TO ! COLD DOGMATISM ( P$ANTRY1 OR ! TURGID & MONOTON\S /ILE ( ! *UR*MAN4 ,HIS *E>FULNESS IS NOT ! GAIETY ( HUMOR1 IS NOT ! BRILLIANCY ( WIT1 IT IS ! RESULT ( 9EXHAU/IBLE FANCY & 9V9CIBLE SPIRIT4 ,9 A WORD1 ,I NEV] MET ) A *>ACT] ?AT 9T]E/$ ME SO MU* AT FIR/ SI<T1 & W]E IT NOT ?AT ,I AM B\ND BY 9SUP]ABLE TIES TO MY NATIVE SOIL1 IT W\LD BE ! FIR/ AMBITION ( MY HE>T TO =M ) HIM ! TIES ( AN EV]LA/+ FRI5D%IP4 

,ONCE MORE1 MY ,MATILDA1 ADIEU4 ,Y\ >E UND] ! PROTECTION ( ! MO/ G5]\S ( M51 & ! BE/ ( FRI5DS4 ,I [E TO ! M>QUIS ( ,PESC>A1 A ?\S& OBLIGATIONS ?AT CAN NEV] BE COMP5SAT$4 ,LET IT BE ?Y C>E ?\ BETT] HALF ( MYSELF TO RECEIVE HIM ) ?AT ATT5TION & POLIT5ESS1 :I* IS DUE TO ! WOR? ( HIS *>ACT]1 & ! IMM5SITY ( HIS FRI5D%IP4 ,!RE IS SOME?+ TOO SWEET & 5*ANT+ 9 ! MILD B5EVOL5CE ( ,MATILDA1 NOT TO CONTRIBUTE L>GELY TO HIS HAPP9ESS4 ,IT IS 9 Y\R P[]1 BE/ ( WOM51 BY ! SLI<TE/ EX]TIONS1 TO PAY HIM MORE ?AN ,I C\LD DO BY A LIFE ( LABOR4 

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