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This passage, part of a letter from Catherine to her mother, takes place after Reginald decides to leave Churchill, having received Frederica’s letter. However, one conversation with Lady Susan in her dressing room changes his mind, and he explains his mistaken assumptions to Catherine.
This passage demonstrates that, while certain truths can be told in letters, they don’t hold up in person—in this case, Lady Susan is able to manipulate Reginald as soon as he comes to see her in her dressing room, even though Frederica told him the truth about her forced engagement in writing. Reginald is “confus[ed]” after…