To Mrs. Temple, Pall Mall.
Silleri, June 9.
A. Fermor.
I send this by your brother, who sails to-morrow.
Time, I hope, will reconcile me to his and Emily’s absence; but at present I cannot think of losing them without a dejection of mind which takes from me the very idea of pleasure.
I conjure you, my dear Lucy, to do every thing possible to facilitate their union; and remember, that to your request, and to Mrs. Rivers’s tranquillity, they have sacrificed every prospect they had of happiness.
I would say more; but my spirits are so affected, I am incapable of writing.
Love my sweet Emily, and let her not repent the generosity of her conduct.
Adieu! your affectionateA. Fermor.