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however,as to press for it,if inconvenient.Adieu!I take up my pen again to do what I have just told you I would not;but circumstances are such that I cannot help earnestly begging you all to come here as soon as possible.I know my dear uncle and aunt so well,that I am not afraid of requesting it,though I have still something more to ask of the former.My father is going to London with Colonel Forster instantly, to try to discover her.What he means to do, I am sure I know not; but his excessive distress will not allow him to pursue any measure in the best and safest way,and Colonel Forster is obliged to be at Brighton again to-morrow evening. In such an exigence, my uncle's advice and assistance would be everything in the world;he will immediately comprehend what I must feel,and I rely upon his goodness.”