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,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

0,I HAVE P]HAPS DWELT TOO LONG ON A CIRCUM/ANCE1 :I* IS ONLY ( IMPORTANCE AS IT M>KS ! PROGRESS ( A DECEPTION ?AT HAS BE5 SO FATAL TO MY PEACE2 & 9TRODUCES TO Y\R NOTICE A POOR GIRL1 :OM1 9T5D+ TO S]VE1 ,I L$ TO RU94 ,/ILL IT IS PROBABLE ?AT ,I WAS NOT 5TIRELY ! VICTIM ( MI/AKE2 & ?AT Y\R FA!R1 GRADUALLY FA%ION$ BY ! WORLD1 DID NOT QUICKLY BECOME :AT ,I HESITATE TO CALL HIM--\T ( RESPECT TO MY DAU<T]4 

0,BUT1 TO HA/5 TO ! MORE BUSY SC5ES ( MY LIFE4 ,MR4 ,V5ABLES & MY MO!R DI$ ! SAME SUMM]2 &1 :OLLY 5GROSS$ BY MY ATT5TION TO H]1 ,I ?\<T ( LITTLE ELSE4 ,! NEGLECT ( H] D>L+1 MY BRO!R ,ROB]T1 HAD A VIOL5T EFFECT ON H] WEAK5$ M9D2 =1 ?\< BOYS MAY BE RECKON$ ! PILL>S ( ! H\SE )\T DOORS1 GIRLS >E (T5 ! ONLY COM=T )94 ,!Y BUT TOO FREQU5TLY WA/E !IR HEAL? & SPIRITS ATT5D+ A DY+ P>5T1 :O LEAVES !M 9 COMP>ATIVE POV]TY4 ,AFT] CLOS+1 ) FILIAL PIETY1 A FA!R'S EYES1 !Y >E *AS$ FROM ! PAT]NAL RO(1 TO MAKE ROOM = ! FIR/-BORN1 ! SON1 :O IS TO C>RY ! EMPTY FAMILY-NAME D[N TO PO/]ITY2 ?\<1 OCCUPI$ ) HIS [N PLEASURES1 HE SC>CELY ?\<T ( DIS*>G+1 9 ! DECL9E ( HIS P>5T'S LIFE1 ! DEBT CONTRACT$ 9 HIS *ILDHOOD4 ,MY MO!R'S CONDUCT L$ ME TO MAKE !SE REFLECTIONS4 ,GREAT AS WAS ! FATIGUE ,I 5DUR$1 & ! AFFECTION MY UNCEAS+ SOLICITUDE EV9C$1 ( :I* MY MO!R SEEM$ P]FECTLY S5SIBLE1 /ILL1 :5 MY BRO!R1 :OM ,I C\LD H>DLY P]SUADE TO REMA9 A QU>T] ( AN H\R 9 H] *AMB]1 WAS ) H] ALONE1 A %ORT TIME BE=E H] DEA?1 %E GAVE HIM A LITTLE HO>D1 :I* %E HAD BE5 SOME YE>S ACCUMULAT+4 

0,DUR+ MY MO!R'S ILLNESS1 ,I WAS OBLIG$ TO MANAGE MY FA!R'S TEMP]1 :O1 FROM ! L+]+ NATURE ( H] MALADY1 BEGAN TO IMAG9E ?AT IT WAS M]ELY FANCY4 ,AT ?IS P]IOD1 AN >TFUL K9D ( UPP] S]VANT ATTRACT$ MY FA!R'S ATT5TION1 & ! NEI<BORS MADE MANY REM>KS ON ! F9]Y1 NOT HONE/LY GOT1 EXHIBIT$ AT EV5+ S]VICE4 ,BUT ,I WAS TOO MU* OCCUPI$ ) MY MO!R TO OBS]VE ANY *ANGE 9 H] DRESS OR BEHAVIOR1 OR TO LI/5 TO ! :ISP] ( SC&AL4 

0,I %ALL NOT DWELL ON ! DEA?-B$ SC5E1 LIVELY AS IS ! REMEMBRANCE1 OR ON ! EMOTION PRODUC$ BY ! LA/ GRASP ( MY MO!R'S COLD H&2 :5 BLESS+ ME1 %E ADD$1 ',A LITTLE PATI5CE1 & ALL WILL BE OV]6' ,AH6 MY *ILD1 H[ (T5 HAVE ?OSE WORDS RUNG M\RNFULLY 9 MY E>S--& ,I HAVE EXCLAIM$--',A LITTLE MORE PATI5CE1 & ,I TOO %ALL BE AT RE/6' 

0,MY FA!R WAS VIOL5TLY AFFECT$ BY H] DEA?1 RECOLLECT$ 9/ANCES ( HIS UNK9DNESS1 & WEPT LIKE A *ILD4 

0,MY MO!R HAD SOLEMNLY RECOMM5D$ MY SI/]S TO MY C>E1 & BID ME BE A MO!R TO !M4 ,!Y1 9DE$1 BECAME MORE DE> TO ME AS !Y BECAME MORE =LORN2 =1 DUR+ MY MO!R'S ILLNESS1 ,I DISCOV]$ ! RU9$ /ATE ( MY FA!R'S CIRCUM/ANCES1 & ?AT HE HAD ONLY BE5 ABLE TO KEEP UP APPE>ANCES1 BY ! SUMS :I* HE BORR[$ ( MY UNCLE4 

0,MY FA!R'S GRIEF1 & CONSEQU5T T5D]NESS TO HIS *ILDR51 QUICKLY ABAT$1 ! H\SE GREW /ILL MORE GLOOMY OR RIOT\S2 & MY REFUGE FROM C>E WAS AGA9 AT ,MR4 ,V5ABLES'2 ! Y\NG 'SQUIRE HAV+ TAK5 HIS FA!R'S PLACE1 & ALL[+1 = ! PRES5T1 HIS SI/] TO PRESIDE AT HIS TABLE4 ,GEORGE1 ?\< DISSATISFI$ ) HIS PORTION ( ! =TUNE1 :I* HAD TILL LATELY BE5 ALL 9 TRADE1 VISIT$ ! FAMILY AS USUAL4 ,HE WAS N[ FULL ( SPECULATIONS 9 TRADE1 & HIS BR[ BECAME CL\D$ BY C>E4 ,HE SEEM$ TO RELAX 9 HIS ATT5TION TO ME1 :5 ! PRES5CE ( MY UNCLE GAVE A NEW TURN TO HIS BEHAVIOR4 ,I WAS TOO UNSUSPECT+1 TOO DIS9T]E/$1 TO TRACE !SE *ANGES TO !IR S\RCE4 

0,MY HOME EV]Y DAY BECAME MORE & MORE DISAGREEABLE TO ME2 MY LIB]TY WAS UNNECESS>ILY ABRIDG$1 & MY BOOKS1 ON ! PRETEXT ?AT !Y MADE ME IDLE1 TAK5 FROM ME4 ,MY FA!R'S MI/RESS WAS ) *ILD1 & HE1 DOAT+ ON H]1 ALL[$ OR OV]LOOK$ H] VULG> MANN] ( TYRANNIZ+ OV] US4 ,I WAS 9DIGNANT1 ESPECIALLY :5 ,I SAW H] 5DEAVOR+ TO ATTRACT1 %ALL ,I SAY S$UCE8 MY Y\NG] BRO!R4 ,BY ALL[+ WOM5 BUT ONE WAY ( RIS+ 9 ! WORLD1 ! FO/]+ ! LIB]T9ISM ( M51 SOCIETY MAKES MON/]S ( !M1 & !N !IR IGNOBLE VICES >E BR\<T =W>D AS A PRO( ( 9F]IORITY ( 9TELLECT4 

0,! WE>ISOM5ESS ( MY SITUATION CAN SC>CELY BE DESCRIB$4 ,?\< MY LIFE HAD NOT PASS$ 9 ! MO/ EV5 T5\R ) MY MO!R1 IT WAS P>ADISE TO ?AT ,I WAS DE/9$ TO 5DURE ) MY FA!R'S MI/RESS1 JEAL\S ( H] ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITY4 ,MY FA!R'S =M] OCCASIONAL T5D]NESS1 9 SPITE ( HIS VIOL5CE ( TEMP]1 HAD BE5 SOO?+ TO ME2 BUT N[ HE ONLY MET ME ) REPRO(S OR PORT5T\S FR[NS4 ,! H\SE-KEEP]1 AS %E WAS N[ T]M$1 WAS ! VULG> DESPOT ( ! FAMILY2 & ASSUM+ ! NEW *>ACT] ( A F9E LADY1 %E C\LD NEV] =GIVE ! CONTEMPT :I* WAS SOMETIMES VISIBLE 9 MY C\NT5ANCE1 :5 %E UTT]$ ) POMPOSITY H] BAD ,5GLI%1 OR AFFECT$ TO BE WELL BR$4 

0,TO MY UNCLE ,I V5TUR$ TO OP5 MY HE>T2 & HE1 ) HIS WONT$ B5EVOL5CE1 BEGAN TO CONSID] 9 :AT MANN] HE C\LD EXTRICATE ME \T ( MY PRES5T IRKSOME SITUATION4 ,9 SPITE ( HIS [N DISAPPO9TM5T1 OR1 MO/ PROBABLY1 ACTUAT$ BY ! FEEL+S ?AT HAD BE5 PETRIFI$1 NOT COOL$1 9 ALL !IR SANGU9E F]VOR1 LIKE A BOIL+ TORR5T ( LAVA SUDD5LY DA% + 9TO ! SEA1 HE ?\<T A M>RIAGE ( MUTUAL 9CL9ATION 7W\LD 5VI\S />S P]MIT IT7 ! ONLY *ANCE = HAPP9ESS 9 ?IS DISA/R\S WORLD4 ,GEORGE ,V5ABLES HAD ! REPUTATION ( BE+ ATT5TIVE TO BUS9ESS1 & MY FA!R'S EXAMPLE GAVE GREAT WEI<T TO ?IS CIRCUM/ANCE2 = HABITS ( ORD] 9 BUS9ESS W\LD1 HE CONCEIV$1 EXT5D TO ! REGULATION ( ! AFFECTIONS 9 DOME/IC LIFE4 ,GEORGE SELDOM SPOKE 9 MY UNCLE'S COMPANY1 EXCEPT TO UTT] A %ORT1 JUDICI\S QUE/ION1 OR TO MAKE A P]T95T REM>K1 ) ALL DUE DEF]5CE TO HIS SUP]IOR JUDGM5T2 SO ?AT MY UNCLE SELDOM LEFT HIS COMPANY )\T OBS]V+1 ?AT ! Y\NG MAN HAD MORE 9 HIM ?AN PEOPLE SUPPOS$4 

0,9 ?IS OP9ION HE WAS NOT S+UL>2 YET1 BELIEVE ME1 & ,I AM NOT SWAY$ BY RES5TM5T1 !SE SPEE*ES SO JU/LY POIZ$1 ?IS SIL5T DEF]5CE1 :5 ! ANIMAL SPIRITS ( O!R Y\NG PEOPLE W]E ?R[+ (F Y\?FUL EBULLITIONS1 W]E NOT ! EFFECT ( ?\<T OR HUMILITY1 BUT %E] B>R5NESS ( M9D1 & WANT ( IMAG9ATION4 ,A COLT ( METTLE WILL CURVET & %EW HIS PACES4 ,YES2 MY DE> GIRL1 !SE PRUD5T Y\NG M5 WANT ALL ! FIRE NECESS>Y TO F]M5T !IR FACULTIES1 & >E *>ACT]IZ$ AS WISE1 ONLY BECAUSE !Y >E NOT FOOLI%4 ,IT IS TRUE1 ?AT ,GEORGE WAS BY NO MEANS SO GREAT A FAVORITE ( M9E AS DUR+ ! FIR/ YE> ( \R ACQUA9TANCE2 /ILL1 AS HE (T5 CO9CID$ 9 OP9ION ) ME1 & E*O$ MY S5TIM5TS2 & HAV+ MYSELF NO O!R ATTA*M5T1 ,I HE>D ) PLEASURE MY UNCLE'S PROPOSAL2 BUT ?\<T MORE ( OBTA9+ MY FRE$OM1 ?AN ( MY LOV]4 ,BUT1 :5 ,GEORGE1 SEEM+LY ANXI\S = MY HAPP9ESS1 PRESS$ ME TO QUIT MY PRES5T PA9FUL SITUATION1 MY HE>T SWELL$ ) GRATITUDE--,I KNEW NOT ?AT MY UNCLE HAD PROMIS$ HIM FIVE ?\S& P\NDS4 

0,HAD ?IS TRULY G5]\S MAN M5TION$ HIS 9T5TION TO ME1 ,I %\LD HAVE 9SI/$ ON A ?\S& P\NDS BE+ SETTL$ ON EA* ( MY SI/]S2 ,GEORGE W\LD HAVE CONTE/$2 ,I %\LD HAVE SE5 HIS SELFI% S\L2 &--GRACI\S ,GOD6 HAVE BE5 SP>$ ! MIS]Y ( DISCOV]+1 :5 TOO LATE1 ?AT ,I WAS UNIT$ TO A HE>TLESS1 UNPR9CIPL$ WRET*4 ,ALL MY S*EMES ( USEFULNESS W\LD NOT !N HAVE BE5 BLA/$4 ,! T5D]NESS ( MY HE>T W\LD NOT HAVE HEAT$ MY IMAG9ATION ) VISIONS ( ! 9EFFABLE DELI<T ( HAPPY LOVE2 NOR W\LD ! SWEET DUTY ( A MO!R HAVE BE5 SO CRUELLY 9T]RUPT$4 

0,BUT ,I MU/ NOT SUFF] ! =TITUDE ,I HAVE SO H>DLY ACQUIR$1 TO BE UND]M9$ BY UNAVAIL+ REGRET4 ,LET ME HA/5 =W>D TO DESCRIBE ! TURBID /REAM 9 :I* ,I HAD TO WADE--BUT LET ME EXULT+LY DECL>E ?AT IT IS PASS$--MY S\L HOLDS FELL[%IP ) HIM NO MORE4 ,HE CUT ! ,GORDIAN KNOT1 :I* MY PR9CIPLES1 MI/AK5 ONES1 RESPECT$2 HE DISSOLV$ ! TIE1 ! FETT]S RA!R1 ?AT ATE 9TO MY V]Y VITALS--& ,I %\LD REJOICE1 CONSCI\S ?AT MY M9D IS FRE$1 ?\< CONF9$ 9 HELL ITSELF1 ! ONLY PLACE ?AT EV5 FANCY CAN IMAG9E MORE DREADFUL ?AN MY PRES5T ABODE4 

0,!SE V>Y+ EMOTIONS WILL NOT ALL[ ME TO PROCE$4 ,I HEAVE SI< AFT] SI<2 YET MY HE>T IS /ILL OPPRESS$4 ,= :AT AM ,I RES]V$8 ,:Y WAS ,I NOT BORN A MAN1 OR :Y WAS ,I BORN AT ALL80 

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