Part 45 (1/2)

_Former resentments revised: Doubts protracted: Conjectures on the sincerity of a delicate yet fir which I received no word of intelligence concerning Olivia At soreat affliction from this suspense: at others I collected our in which it had been conceived

In the interval, I wrote several times to Mr Evelyn To this I was proeotten ainst the Earl and the Bishop, that lay ready for publication; though the acri the world acquainted with this affair was one of the subjects of my correspondence with Mr Evelyn: to whom I had the candour to state my own opinions and sensations, on one part; and, on the other, the objections that had been urged by Turl

In the history I had given Mr Evelyn of myself, I was impelled, as well by inclination as necessity, to delineate the character of Turl, hich he could not but be charuments and dissuasions on this subject With these the ideas of Mr Evelyn entirely coincided He wrote delightful letters; full of ani, and friendshi+p; and his persuasion therefore had the greater effect

Wil thus pressed by the n my resentment and its effusions to oblivion, and to disth, h far from a satisfactory, relief

As she had paid no visit to Miss Wilmot, the latter of course had found no opportunity to deliverafter tea with Miss Wil were the contents

'Miss Mowbray presents her kind and tenderest respects to Miss Wilmot, and informs her that she has been in town for so called is far indeed from any decline of former friendshi+p, the sincerity of which is invariable: but that there are motives which prevent her, for the present, from the enjoyment of that satisfaction She would have been hts to Miss Wilmot in person: but she is the slave of circumstances which, for family reasons and indeed from other motives; she is forbidden to explain; and to which she is obliged to suboodness and friendshi+p of Miss Wilmot, who she is well assured will notthe hope of a more favourable opportunity, wishes her all possible happiness: requesting that, if by any means in her power it can be increased, Miss Wilmot will acquaint her with thosethe ardour and sincerity of her affections

'Hertford-street, Nov 17th'

Miss Wilave me this note to read; and the co I was alive, the fear of a rencontre with reed that this was a very probable supposition: but how far the aunt was any way concerned in it was matter of more uncertain conjecture Miss Wilmot knew that Olivia had informed her aunt of the visits she was before accusto sincerity were delicately strict, it was more than probable that she had disdained to conceal any of the circumstances hich she herself was acquainted I therefore thought it almost indubitable that she had been no less frank on the present occasion than was habitual to her on others; and tiht

'With what unequal weapons,' exclaimed I, 'do the lovers of truth and the adherents of hypocrisy contend!'

'They do indeed,' replied Wilmot 'But, contrary I believe to your supposition, the fore: for the latter systematically deceive themselves'

What was to be done? Was I to pursue so ht I to let it remain, and patiently wait the course of events, which, by endeavouring to forward, I h he had too much sympathy to co from the failure of his own plans of the success of mine, advised me to the latter; and, perplexed as I ith doubt and apprehension, I followed this advice

END OF VOLUME IV

VOLUME V

CHAPTER I

_A cursory glance at law fictions: Legal suppositions endless: The professional jargon of an attorney: An enquiry into the integrity of barristers and the equity of decisions at law: A and B or a case stated: A digression from law to philosophy_

In the mean time, my application to the laas incessant; and consequently my intercourse with lawyers daily increased I endeavoured to load my brain with technical terms and phrases, to understand technical distinctions, and to acquaint myself with the history of law fictions, and the reasons on which they had been founded

To these subjectsa Solicitor, ell acquainted with the value of theh lawyer

The consideration of this branch of law staggered ment

Trottman and Hilary were intimate The latter had invited us and other friends to dinner; and, as I found the acuteness of Trottman useful to me in my pursuits, I took this and every occasion to put questions: which he was very ready to answer As it happened, ht on the following dialogue: which was supported by Trott to your account then,' said I, in answer to a previous re is always _supposed_ to be present'

'No doubt, what question can there be of that? One invisible kind of being can as easily be supposed as another And I hope you will not dispute the actual presence of that pleasant gentleman called the devil, in any one of our courts?'