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from their kinsman. Prays for
vengeance upon him, if she do not recover.
LETTER LVI. Mrs. Norton to Clarissa.-- Acquaints her with some of
their movements at Harlowe-place. Almost wishes she would marry the
wicked man; and why. Useful reflections on what has befallen a young
lady so universally beloved. Must try to move her mother in her favour.
But by what means, will not tell her, unless she succeed.
LETTER LVII. Mrs. Norton to Mrs. Harlowe.
LETTER LVIII. Mrs. Harlowe's affecting answer.

LETTER LIX. Clarissa to Mrs. Norton.-- Earnestly begs, for reasons
equally generous and dutiful, that she may be left to her own way of
working with her relations. Has received her sister's answer to her letter,
No. XLV. of this volume. She tries to find an excuse for the severity of
it, though greatly affected by it. Other affecting and dutiful reflections.
LETTER LX. Her sister's cruel letter, mentioned in the preceding.
LETTER LXI. Clarissa to Miss Howe.-- Is pleased that she now at last
approved of her rejecting Lovelace. Desires her to be comforted as to
her. Promises that she will not run away from life. Hopes she has
already got above the shock given her by the ill treatment she has met
with from Lovelace. Has had an escape, rather than a loss. Impossible,
were it not for the outrage, that she could have been happy with him;
and why. Sets in the most affecting, the most dutiful and generous
lights, the grief of her father, mother, and other relations, on her
account. Had begun the particulars of her tragical story; but would fain
avoid proceeding with it; and why. Opens her design to make Mr.
Belford her executor, and gives her reasons for it. Her father having
withdrawn his malediction, she now has only a last blessing to
supplicate for.
LETTER LXII. Clarissa to her sister.-- Beseeching her, in the most
humble and earnest manner, to procure her a last blessing.
LETTER LXIII. Mrs. Norton to Clarissa.-- Mr. Brand to be sent up to
inquire after her way of life and health. His pedantic character. Believes
they will withhold any favour till they hear his report. Doubts not that
matters will soon take a happy turn.
LETTER LXIV. Clarissa. In answer.-- The grace she asks for is only a
blessing to die with, not to live with. Their favour, if they design her
any, may come too late. Doubts her mother can do nothing for her of
herself. A strong confederacy against a poor girl, their daughter, sister,
niece. Her brother perhaps got it renewed before he went to Edinburgh.
He needed not, says she: his work is done, and more than done.
LETTER LXV. Lovelace to Belford.-- Is mortified at receiving letters
of rejection. Charlotte writes to the lady in his favour, in the name of all
the family. Every body approves of what she has written; and he has
great hopes from it.
LETTER LXVI. Copy of Miss Montague's letter to Clarissa.--
Beseeching her, in the names of all their noble family, to receive

Lovelace to favour.
LETTER LXVII. Belford to Lovelace.-- Proposes to put Belton's sister
into possession of Belton's house for him. The lady visibly altered for
the worse. Again insists upon his promise not to molest her.
LETTER LXVIII. Clarissa to Miss Montague.-- In answer to her's, No.
LXVI.
LETTER LXIX. Belford to Lovelace.-- Has just now received a letter
from the lady, which he encloses, requesting extracts form the letters
written to him by Mr. Lovelace within a particular period. The reasons
which determine him to oblige her.
LETTER LXX. Belford to Clarissa.-- With the requested extracts; and
a plea in his friend's favour.
LETTER LXXI. Clarissa to Belford.-- Thanks him for his
communications. Requests that he will be her executor; and gives her
reasons for her choice of him for that solemn office.
LETTER LXXII. Belford to Clarissa.-- His cheerful acceptance of the
trust.
LETTER LXXIII. Belford to Lovelace.-- Brief account of the extracts
delivered to the lady. Tells him of her appointing him her executor. The
melancholy pleasure he shall have in the perusal of her papers. Much
more lively and affecting, says he, must be the style of those who write
in the height of a present distress than the dry, narrative, unanimated
style of a person relating difficulties surmounted, can be.
LETTER LXXIV. Arabella to Clarissa.-- In answer to her letter, No.
LXII., requesting a last blessing.
LETTER LXXV. Clarissa to her mother.-- Written in the fervour of her
spirit, yet with the deepest humility, and on her knees, imploring her
blessing, and her father's, as what will sprinkle comfort through her last
hours.
LETTER LXXVI. Miss Montague to Clarissa.-- In reply to her's, No.
LXVIII.--All their family love and admire her. Their kinsman has not