My Novel: Or, Varieties in English Life

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... Really , my lord , Mr. Leslie is a very clever man ; and though I am at your commands , I should not like to injure him . With such matrimonial prospects , he could be a very powerful enemy ; and if he succeeded in Parliament , still ...

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