Letter from Queen Charlotte to Prince William, regarding his feelings for her niece

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My dearest William. You will not be surprized that I put off answering Your letter until the return of the Messenger as I thought it imprudent to risque any thing by the common conveyance on a Subject which ought to interest myself so much on all sides, and upon which You seem with great reason to be anxious of receiving an Answer. Your attachment to my Niece which You call [[underline]] imprudent [[/underline]] in Your own letter does not for the moment surprize me as You are of that Age when Young Men are apt to fancy themselves in Love with every Sprightly Young Woman they see, or are allow'd to keep Company with Your own good Sense, if You will make use