Here I Have Opportunity Enough For The

An Annuity Is A Very Serious Business.

Walter Scott Has No Business To Write Novels, Especially Good Ones. He Has Fame And Profit Enough As A Poet, And Should Not Be Taking The Bread Out Of Other People's Mouths.

For He Is Such A Disagreeable Man, That It Would Be Quite A Misfortune To Be Liked By Him.

It Is Always Incomprehensible To A Man That A Woman Should Ever Refuse An Offer Of Marriage.

Indeed, I Am Very Sorry To Be Right In This Instance. I Would Much Rather Have Been Merry Than Wise.