20)Frederic & in a manner truly heroick,

spluttered out to him her intention of being married the next Day.

To one in his predicament who poſseſs:
:ed leſs personal Courage than Frederic was master of, such a speech would have been Death; but he not being the least terrified boldly replied,
"Dammé Elfrida you may be married to:
:morrow but I wont."

This answer distreſsed her too much for her delicate Constitution. She ac:
:cordingly fainted & was in such a hurry to have a succeſsion of fainting fits, that she had scarcely patience enough to recover from one before she fell into another.