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,MATILDA ,DELLA ,COLONNA TO ! ,C\NT ,DE ,/4 ,JULIAN1 ,COS5ZA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

,LETT] ,X,V,I4 ,MATILDA DELLA ,COLONNA TO ! ,C\NT DE ,/4 ,JULIAN1 ,COS5ZA 

  

,IS IT POSSIBLE Y\ CAN PUT AN UNFAVORABLE CON/RUCTION UPON MY SIL5CE8 ,Y\ >E NOT TO BE 9=M$ ?AT IT WAS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! SIMPLE/ DICTATES ( MODE/Y & DEC5CY REQUIR$4 ,I CANNOT BELIEVE1 ?AT IF ,I HAD (F5D$ AGA9/ ?OSE DICTATES1 IT W\LD NOT HAVE SUNK ME A LITTLE 9 Y\R E/EEM4 ,Y\R SEX 9DE$ IS 9DULG$ ) A L>GE & EXT5SIVE LIC5SE4 ,BUT 9 \RS1 MY DE> FRI5D1 PROPRIETY & DECORUM CANNOT BE TOO ASSIDU\SLY PRES]V$4 ,\R REPUTATION IS AT ! DISPOSAL ( EV]Y CALUMNIATOR4 ,! M9UTE/ (F5SE CAN CA/ A %ADE UPON IT4 ,A LONG & UN9T]RUPT$ C\RSE ( ! MO/ SPOTLESS VIRTUE CAN NEV] RE/ORE IT TO ITS FIR/ UNSULLI$ BRI<TNESS4 ,MANY & V>I\S 9DE$ >E ! /EPS BY :I* IT MAY BE T>NI%$1 %ORT ( ! SACRIFICE ( *A/ITY1 & ! TOTAL D]ELICTION ( *>ACT]4 

,!RE IS NO TE/ ( G5TL5ESS & 9TEGRITY ( HE>T MORE OBVI\S1 ?AN ! DIS*>GE ( ! FILIAL DUTIES4 ,A TRULY MILD & SUSCEPTIBLE DISPOSITION WILL SYMPA?IZE 9 ! CONC]NS ( A P>5T ) ! MO/ >D5T AFFECTION1 WILL BE MELT$ BY HIS SUFF]+S 9TO ! T5D]E/ SORR[4 ,! *ILD :OSE HE>T FEELS NOT ) PECULI> ANGUI% ! DI/RESSES ( HIM1 FROM :OM HE D]IV$ HIS EXI/5CE1 TO :OM HE [ES ! MO/ IMPORTANT OBLIGATIONS1 & ) :OM HE HAS BE5 9 HABITS ( UNB\ND$ CONFID5CE FROM E>LIE/ 9FANCY1 MU/ BE ( A *>ACT] H>%1 SAVAGE1 & DETE/ABLE4 ,H[ CAN HE BE EXPECT$ TO MELT OV] ! TALE ( A /RANG]8 ,H[ CAN HIS H& BE OP5 TO RELIEF & MUNIFIC5CE8 ,H[ CAN HE DIS*>GE >I<T ! (FICES ( A FAMILY1 & ! DUTIES ( A CITIZ58 

,RECOLLECT1 MY FRI5D1 NEV] HAD ANY *ILD A P>5T MORE G5TLE & AFFECTIONATE ?AN M9E4 ,I WAS ALL HIS C>E & ALL HIS PRIDE4 ,HE KNEW NO HAPP9ESS BUT ?AT ( GRATIFY+ MY DESIRES1 & \TRUNN+ MY WI%ES4 ,HE WAS MY ALL4 ,I HAVE = SEV]AL YE>S1 & EV5 BE=E ,I WAS ABLE PROP]LY TO UND]/& H] VALUE1 LO/ A T5D] MO!R4 ,9 MY SURVIV+ P>5T !N ALL MY ATTA*M5TS C5T]$4 ,HE WAS MY PROTECTOR & MY GUIDE1 HE WAS MY FRI5D & MY COMPANION4 ,ALL O!R CONNECTIONS W]E MOM5T>Y & SUP]FICIAL4 ,& TILL ,I KNEW MY ,/4 ,JULIAN1 MY W>ME/ AFFECTIONS NEV] /RAY$ FROM MY FA!R'S RO(4 

,DO NOT H[EV] IMAG9E1 ?AT 9 ! MOM5T ( MY S9C]E/ SORR[1 ,I SC>CELY = ONE H\R =GET Y\4 ,MY S5TIM5TS HAVE EV] BE5 ! SAME4 ,!Y >E ! DICTATES ( AN UPRI<T & UNCORRUPT$ HE>T1 & ,I DO NOT BLU% TO [N !M4 

,UNDISSIPAT$ 9 AN EXT5SIVE CIRCLE ( ACQUA9TANCE1 UNTAU<T BY ! PREJUDICES ( MY $UCATION TO LOOK ) A FAVORABLE EYE UPON ! MAJORITY ( ! Y\NG NOBILITY ( ! PRES5T AGE1 ,I SAW Y\ ) A HE>T UNEXP]I5C$ & UNWORN ) ! KN[L$GE & CORRUPTIONS ( ! WORLD4 ,I SAW Y\ 9 Y\R *>ACT] TOTALLY DIFF]5T FROM ! Y\NG P]SONS ( Y\R [N RANK4 ,& ! DIFF]5CES ,I DISCOV]$1 W]E ALL ( !M SU*1 AS RECOMM5D$ Y\ TO MY E/EEM4 ,MY UNGU>D$ HE>T HAD RECEIV$ IMPRESSIONS1 EV5 BE=E ! VOICE ( MY FA!R HAD GIV5 A SANCTION TO MY 9CL9ATIONS1 ?AT W\LD NOT EASILY HAVE BE5 EFFAC$4 ,:5 HE GAVE ME TO Y\1 HE GAVE Y\ A WILL+ H&4 ,Y\R BIR? IS NOBLE & ANCI5T AS MY [N4 ,=TUNE HAS NO *>MS = ME4 ,I HAVE NO ATTA*M5T TO ! BRILLIANT CIRCLE1 & ! GAIETY ( PUBLIC LIFE4 ,MY DISPOSITION1 NATURALLY GRAVE & ?\<TFUL1 DEM&S BUT FEW ASSOCIATES1 BESIDE ?OSE :OSE HE>TS >E 9 SOME DEGREE 9 UNISON ) MY [N4 ,I HAD RA!R LIVE 9 A N>R[ CIRCLE UNIT$ ) A MAN1 DI/+UI%$ BY FEEL+1 VIRTUE1 & TRU?1 ?AN BE ! ORNAM5T ( C\RTS1 & ! 5VY ( K+DOMS4 

,PREVI\S TO MY CLOS+ ?IS LETT]1 ,I S5T TO 9QUIRE ( ! MAITRE D'HOTEL ( ! VILLA ( ! M>QUIS1 9 :AT =W>DNESS W]E HIS PREP>ATIONS = ! 9T5D$ VISIT ( HIS MA/]4 ,HE 9=MS ME ?AT !Y WILL BE F9I%$ 9 TWO DAYS AT F>!/4 ,I SUPPOSE IT WILL NOT BE LONG FROM ?AT TIME1 BE=E HIS LORD%IP WILL SET \T FROM ,NAPLES4 ,Y\ ( C\RSE >E 9SEP>ABLE FROM HIM4 

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