me that she has , for many years past , been in continual expectation of making a journey to England , which prevented her writing for information concerning this melancholy subject , by giving her hopes of making personal inquiries ; but family occurrences have still detaineddetainher in France , which country she now sees no prospect of quitting .
In regard to my answer , I must humbly requestrequestyour Ladyship to write to this effect : " That I would not , upon any account , intentionally offend Madame Duval ; but that I have weighty , nay unanswerable reasons for detainingdetainher grand-daughter at present in England ; the principal of which is , that it was the earnest desire of one to whose will she owes implicit duty .