,*APT] #ae 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,M>Y ,WOLL/ONECRAFT 

,TEXT 3 

,D>N=D RETURN$ ! MEMOIRS TO ,M>IA1 ) A MO/ AFFECTIONATE LETT]1 9 :I* HE REASON$ ON 0! ABSURDITY ( ! LAWS RESPECT+ MATRIMONY1 :I*1 TILL DIVORCES C\LD BE MORE EASILY OBTA9$1 WAS10 HE DECL>$1 0! MO/ 9SUFF]ABLE BONDAGE40 ,TIES ( ?IS NATURE C\LD NOT B9D M9DS GOV]N$ BY SUP]IOR PR9CIPLES2 & SU* BE+S W]E PRIVILEG$ TO ACT ABOVE ! DICTATES ( LAWS !Y HAD NO VOICE 9 FRAM+1 IF !Y HAD SUFFICI5T /R5G? ( M9D TO 5DURE ! NATURAL CONSEQU5CE4 ,9 H] CASE1 TO TALK ( DUTY1 WAS A F>CE1 EXCEPT+ :AT WAS DUE TO H]SELF4 ,DELICACY1 AS WELL AS REASON1 =BADE H] EV] TO ?9K ( RETURN+ TO H] HUSB&3 WAS %E !N TO RE/RA9 H] *>M+ S5SIBILITY ?R\< M]E PREJUDICE8 ,!SE >GUM5TS W]E NOT ABSOLUTELY IMP>TIAL1 = HE DISDA9$ TO CONCEAL1 ?AT1 :5 HE APPEAL$ TO H] REASON1 HE FELT ?AT HE HAD SOME 9T]E/ 9 H] HE>T4--,! CONVICTION WAS NOT MORE TRANSPORT+1 ?AN SACR$--A ?\S& TIMES A DAY1 HE ASK$ HIMSELF H[ HE HAD M]IT$ SU* HAPP9ESS8--& AS (T5 HE DET]M9$ TO PURIFY ! HE>T %E DEIGN$ TO 9HABIT--,HE 9TREAT$ TO BE AGA9 ADMITT$ TO H] PRES5CE4 

,HE WAS2 & ! TE> :I* GLI/5$ 9 HIS EYE1 :5 HE RESPECTFULLY PRESS$ H] TO HIS BOSOM1 R5D]$ HIM PECULI>LY DE> TO ! UN=TUNATE MO!R4 ,GRIEF HAD /ILL$ ! TRANSPORTS ( LOVE1 ONLY TO R5D] !IR MUTUAL T5D]NESS MORE T\*+4 ,9 =M] 9T]VIEWS1 ,D>N=D HAD CONTRIV$1 BY A HUNDR$ LITTLE PRETEXTS1 TO SIT NE> H]1 TO TAKE H] H&1 OR TO MEET H] EYES--N[ IT WAS ALL SOO?+ AFFECTION1 & E/EEM SEEM$ TO HAVE RIVAL$ LOVE4 ,HE ADV]T$ TO H] N>RATIVE1 & SPOKE ) W>M? ( ! OPPRESSION %E HAD 5DUR$4--,HIS EYES1 GL[+ ) A LAMB5T FLAME1 TOLD H] H[ MU* HE WI%$ TO RE/ORE H] TO LIB]TY & LOVE2 BUT HE KISS$ H] H&1 AS IF IT HAD BE5 ?AT ( A SA9T2 & SPOKE ( ! LOSS ( H] *ILD1 AS IF IT HAD BE5 HIS [N4--,:AT C\LD HAVE BE5 MORE FLATT]+ TO ,M>IA8--,EV]Y 9/ANCE ( SELF-D5IAL WAS REGI/]$ 9 H] HE>T1 & %E LOV$ HIM1 = LOV+ H] TOO WELL TO GIVE WAY TO ! TRANSPORTS ( PASSION4 

,!Y MET AGA9 & AGA92 & ,D>N=D DECL>$1 :ILE PASSION SUFFUS$ HIS *EEKS1 ?AT HE NEV] BE=E KNEW :AT IT WAS TO LOVE4-- 

,ONE MORN+ ,JEMIMA 9=M$ ,M>IA1 ?AT H] MA/] 9T5D$ TO WAIT ON H]1 & SPEAK TO H] )\T WITNESSES4 ,HE CAME1 & BR\<T A LETT] ) HIM1 PRET5D+ ?AT HE WAS IGNORANT ( ITS CONT5TS1 ?\< HE 9SI/$ ON HAV+ IT RETURN$ TO HIM4 ,IT WAS FROM ! ATTORNEY ALREADY M5TION$1 :O 9=M$ H] ( ! DEA? ( H] *ILD1 & H9T$1 0?AT %E C\LD NOT N[ HAVE A LEGITIMATE HEIR1 & ?AT1 W\LD %E MAKE OV] ! HALF ( H] =TUNE DUR+ LIFE1 %E %\LD BE CONVEY$ TO ,DOV]1 & P]MITT$ TO PURSUE H] PLAN ( TRAVEL+40 

,M>IA ANSW]$ ) W>M?1 0,?AT %E HAD NO T]MS TO MAKE ) ! MURD]] ( H] BABE1 NOR W\LD %E PUR*ASE LIB]TY AT ! PRICE ( H] [N RESPECT40 

,%E BEGAN TO EXPO/ULATE ) H] JAIL]2 BUT HE /]NLY BADE H] 0,BE SIL5T--HE HAD NOT GONE SO F>1 NOT TO GO FUR!R40 

,D>N=D CAME 9 ! EV5+4 ,JEMIMA WAS OBLIG$ TO BE ABS5T1 & %E1 AS USUAL1 LOCK$ ! DOOR ON !M1 TO PREV5T 9T]RUPTION OR DISCOV]Y4--,! LOV]S W]E1 AT FIR/1 EMB>RASS$2 BUT FELL 9S5SIBLY 9TO CONFID5TIAL DISC\RSE4 ,D>N=D REPRES5T$1 0?AT !Y MI<T SOON BE P>T$10 & WI%$ H] 0TO PUT IT \T ( ! P[] ( FATE TO SEP>ATE !M40 

,AS H] HUSB& %E N[ RECEIV$ HIM1 & HE SOLEMNLY PL$G$ HIMSELF AS H] PROTECTOR--& ET]NAL FRI5D4-- 

,!RE WAS ONE PECULI>ITY 9 ,M>IA'S M9D3 %E WAS MORE ANXI\S NOT TO DECEIVE1 ?AN TO GU>D AGA9/ DECEPTION2 & HAD RA!R TRU/ )\T SUFFICI5T REASON1 ?AN BE = EV] ! PREY ( D\BT4 ,BESIDES1 :AT >E WE1 :5 ! M9D HAS1 FROM REFLECTION1 A C]TA9 K9D ( ELEVATION1 :I* EXALTS ! CONTEMPLATION ABOVE ! LITTLE CONC]NS ( PRUD5CE6 ,WE SEE :AT WE WI%1 & MAKE A WORLD ( \R [N--&1 ?\< REALITY MAY SOMETIMES OP5 A DOOR TO MIS]Y1 YET ! MOM5TS ( HAPP9ESS PROCUR$ BY ! IMAG9ATION1 MAY1 )\T A P>ADOX1 BE RECKON$ AMONG ! SOLID COM=TS ( LIFE4 ,M>IA N[1 IMAG9+ ?AT %E HAD F\ND A BE+ ( CELE/IAL MOLD--WAS HAPPY1--NOR WAS %E DECEIV$4--,HE WAS !N PLA/IC 9 H] IMPASSION$ H&--& REFLECT$ ALL ! S5TIM5TS :I* ANIMAT$ & W>M$ H]4"9 

     "9 ,TWO & A HALF L9ES ( DA%ES FOLL[ H]E 9 ! ORIG9AL 
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