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Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady Volume 1 Letter XXXIII
In which the gentle Clarissa, distressed by the unrelenting suit of Mr. Solmes and her family's imposition, takes the bold step of writing to him herself to implore a cessation of his addresses for the sake of her own peace and reputation. Yet, despite her entreaties, she receives a resolute reply, while a stern letter from her brother James condemns her for daring to remind Solmes of the trouble she endures, laying bare the fractured ties within her family.
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