Astheseeldersofthedifferentsexeswerewellacquaintedwiththetempersanddispositionsoftheirrespectivepupils,theycouldbestjudgewhatmatchesweresuitable,andtheirjudgmentsweregenerallyacquiesc’din;butif,forexample,itshouldhappenthattwoorthreeyoungwomenwerefoundtobeequallyproperfortheyoungman,thelotwasthenrecurredto。Iobjected,ifthematchesarenotmadebythemutualchoiceoftheparties,someofthemmaychancetobeveryunhappy。\"Andsotheymay,\"
answer’dmyinformer,\"ifyouletthepartieschuseforthemselves;\"
which,indeed,Icouldnotdeny。
BeingreturnedtoPhiladelphia,Ifoundtheassociationwentonswimmingly,theinhabitantsthatwerenotQuakershavingprettygenerallycomeintoit,formedthemselvesintocompanies,andchosetheircaptains,lieutenants,andensigns,accordingtothenewlaw。
Dr。B。visitedme,andgavemeanaccountofthepainshehadtakentospreadageneralgoodlikingtothelaw,andascribedmuchtothoseendeavors。IhadhadthevanitytoascribealltomyDialogue;