"Lord W-- having attended me to my father's house, was obliged
to return to Scotland, to support his interest in being elected
member of Parliament; so that he took his leave of me, with a full
resolution of seeing me again before the time of my lying-in; and
all the comfort I enjoyed in his absence, was the perusal of his
letters, which I punctually received, together with those of his
sister, who, from time to time, favoured me with assurances of his
constancy and devotion. Indeed, these testimonials were necessary
to one of my disposition; for I was none of those who could be
contented with half a heart. I could not even spare one complacent
look to any other woman, but expected the undivided homage of his
love. Had I been disappointed in this expectation, I should, though
a wife, have rebelled or died.
"Meanwhile my parents treated me with great tenderness, intending that
Lord W-- should be settled in a house of his own, and accommodated
with my fortune, and his expectations from the queen were very
sanguine, when I was taken ill, and delivered of a dead child, an
event which affected me extremely.
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