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8)on the slightest provocation.
During this happy state of Harmony,
the eldest Miſs Fitzroy ran off with the
Coachman & the amiable Rebecca was
asked in marriage by Captain Roger of Buck:
:inghamshire.
Mrs Fitzroy did not approve of the match on account of the tender years of the young couple, Rebecca being but 36 & Captain Roger little more than 63. To remedy this objection, it was agreed that they should wait a little while till they were a good deal older.
Chapter the third
In the mean time the parents of Fre:
:deric
proposed to those of Elfrida, an union
between them, which being accepted with
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