O Charlotte! I have enough to say, to silence all your opposition, were I to give this subject its due weight. But we are only, for pleasantry-sake, skim-ming over the surface of the argument. Weaker powers are given generally for weaker purposes, in the ixconomy of Providence. I, however, disap-prove not of our venerable Mrs. Shirley’s observa — tion; That we are apt to consider the sex too much as a species apart: yet it is my opinion, that both God and nature have designed a very apparent dif-ference in the minds of both, as well as in the pecu — liar beauties of their persons. Were it not so, their offices would be confounded, and the women would not perhaps so readily submit to those domestic ones in which it is their province to shine, and the men would be allotted the distaff, or the needle; and you yourselves, ladies, would be the first to despise such. I would only contend, that we men should have power and right given us to protect and serve your sex; that we should purchase and build for them; travel and toil for them; run through, at the call of Providence, or of our king and country, dangers and difficulties; and, at last, lay all our trophies, ail our acquirements, at your feet; enough rewarded in the consciousness of duty done, and your favourable acceptance.

We were all of us again his humble servants. It was in vain to argue the tyranny of some husbands, when he could turn upon us the follies of some wives; and that wives and daughters were never more faulty, more undomestic, than at present; and when we were before a judge, who, though he could not be absolutely unpolite, would not flatter us, nor spare our foibles.

However it stuck a little with Harriet, that she had ifiven cause to Sir Charles, in the dispute which she formerly bore a part in, relating to learning and langua<);es,* to think her more lively than she ought to be, and had spoken too lightly of languages. She sweetly blushing, like a young wife solicitous for the good opinion of the beloved of her heart, revived that cause.

He spoke very highly in her praise, upon the oc-casion; owned, that the letters he had been favoured with the sight of, had given him deeper impressions in her favour, than even her beauty: hoped for far-ther coinmunicalions; applauded her for her princi — ples, and her inoffensive vivacity That sweet, that innocent vivacity, and noble frankness of heart, said he, taking her hand, which I hope you will never thii.-k of restraining.

As to the conversation you speak of, proceeded iie, I repeat, that I ivas apprehensive, when I read