Volume 1, Letter 34: The Answer

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌⁠No, non vedrete mai Cambiar gl’ affeti mici, Bei lumi onde imparai A sospirar d’amor.

How greatly am I indebted to dear Mrs. Belon for the pleasure she procured me! Forgive me, my dearest Eloisa, when I tell you, that I even dared to take some pleasure in your distress, and that your very anxiety afforded me most exquisite delight. Oh, what raptures did I feel at those stolen glances, that downcast