Letter 22: Mrs. E.H.'s former way of life?

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Letter 22: Mrs. E.H.'s former way of life? Written by Line (11/29/2006 6:45 p.m.)

In letter 22, JA wrote:

I cannot help thinking from your account of Mrs. E.H. that Earle's vanity has tempted him to invent the account of her former way of Life, that his triumph in securing her might be greater;--I dare say she was nothing but an innocent Country Girl in fact.

The first part made me think of a clergyman boasting about having reformed a "bad girl", but the word "secured" made me think of a man persuading a woman to marry him, so now I'm confused. Can anyone tell me which it is?

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Letter 22: Mrs. E.H.'s former way of life? Line (11/29/2006 6:45 p.m.)

Here's a link from the JulieW (11/30/2006 7:26 a.m.)
- LoL... Robbin (11/30/2006 8:05 a.m.)
  - Duels Robbin (11/30/2006 9:29 a.m.)
    - That was exactly what she feared...... JulieW (11/30/2006 10:13 a.m.)
      - I see this is serious business Robbin (11/30/2006 7:48 p.m.)
      - This thread is wonderful, as is...   Arnie Perlstein (11/30/2006 3:13 p.m.)
        
        Corrections re attributions   JulieW (11/30/2006 5:20 p.m.)
        
        A correction was not necessary...   Arnie Perlstein (11/30/2006 6:16 p.m.)
I think it meant she agreed to marry him... Robbin (11/29/2006 8:16 p.m.)

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