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be lasting: if there is any gratitude in his twisted little mind, he should be a good servant this time: Madam, I'm afraid in this case your kindness of heart has outweighed your judgment: I hope for the best.
So Dorothy Field has improved with age: I am glad you liked her: she is a good straight forward sort of girl: its rather rum that some of my relatives should have told her that I disliked her (this was some time back): it was just the reverse, except that she always kept me in fear of her by dashing up and making me wear some rotten buttonhole, or something of that sort: made me look so ridiculous: of course that fed me up, but it didn't weigh much against all the good qualities I know her to have: and I hope I should not be so discourteous as to offend any girl like that: so help me godness, Mrs. John, a fellow never knows where he is in dealing with your sex: all he knows for certain is that he isn't where he thinks he is.
The devil take – here's another thing in your letter – "it's a strange thing what friends I (me) have considering what a humbug I am etc."
Well: they all know me well enough & know I'm a humbug, but still are friends – and I depend on them, and would not be happy if I lost them.
And dash it, you know, you would make one so blooming good there would be nothing in ones character a friend could cotton onto & like one for: As for writing to Brent, I don't go showering men with letters like I do you: but I never think of Burrabogie without I think of old Lloyd too: your jolly letters must be making me home sick, bother them.