Tuesday 19th. Very ill still – & scarcely able to walk to the
H’s. – I drank tea with them in the Ev~g. & as I had resolved,
if better, to return to town tomorrow, I wrote to Henry to tell
him so.– I felt ready to expire, & Mrs Doolan & the whole party
thought me so seriously indisposed, that they begged me
to go home to Portsmo. instead of returning to town. At first
I absolutely refused, but feeling within myself how much
better it would be for me (for even at that time, I had
no idea of the dangerous attack #####which ensued), & being intreated
by her I love best in the world, I yielded to their advice,
& after taking leave of them, — I took a place on the Portsmouth
coach ^for tomorrow morning. ##################
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