Feb. 25, Eight o'clock
Adieu ! Your Emily Montague . To Miss Montague . Feb. 25 , Eight o'clock , just up . My dear , you deceive yourself ; you love Colonel Rivers ; you love him even with all the tenderness of romance : read over again the latter part of your letter ; I know friendship , and of what it is capable ; but I fear the sacrifices it makes are of a different nature . Examine your heart , my Emily , and tell me the result of that examination . It is of the utmost consequence to you to be clear as to the nature of your affection for Rivers .