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Tonight, I will be reading Lady Susan by Jane Austen.

So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story.

1. Lady Susan Vernon to Mr. Vernon. Langford, December.

My dear brother, I can no longer refuse myself the pleasure of profiting by your kind invitation

when we last parted of spending some weeks with you at Churchill, and therefore, if quite

convenient to you and Mrs. Vernon, to receive me at present,

I shall hope within a few days to be introduced to a sister whom I have so long desired to be acquainted with.

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