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expect it, and what's more you know[underlined]
that he will, and so you go and do just
as you please without minding your
promises or your good natured uncle eith[er?]

And so you are going to make
a [illegible] - wife[underlined] I mean, of yourself?
Do you think that you are old enough
or wise enough to make a wife, to be
a mother or to play the woman[underlined]?
Ah, Bell, do not take a step rashly
or without consideration that you can
never[underlined] recall[underlined]. If you asked it I should
advise you to wait till you know the
world better, till you know yourself
better - till you have tried him[underlined] and prov[en?][underlined]
him. If he loves you he can wait.
if you value your own happiness
and his - in short if your love is rea-
sonable and pure, you can wait
till time ripens your mind & your af-
-fections. But for Gods sake Bell, if you
do[underlined] not[underlined] love him let[underlined] that[underlined] end[underlined] it[underlined].