Part 19 (1/2)

CHAPTER XI

BATH AGAIN

1801-1805

In the separation of Jane and Cassandra, the letters begin again

Paragon: Tuesday [May 5, 1801]

MY DEAR CassANDRA,--Our journey here was perfectly free froed horses at the end of every stage, and paid at al weather, hardly any dust, and were exceedingly agreeable, as we did not speak above once in three miles

We had a very neat chaise froentleentlee, however, ere above three hours coon, and it was half after seven by your clocks before we entered the house

Frank, whose black head was in waiting in the hall , received us very kindly; and his master and mistress did not show less cordiality They both look very well, though h We drank tea as soon as we arrived, and so ends the account of our journey, which ue

There is to be only one more ball--next Monday is the day The Chain to think better of Mrs C, and upon recollection believe she has rather a long chin than otherwise, as she remembers us in Gloucestershi+re,[124] ere very char women

The first view of Bath in fine weather does not answer h rain The sun was got behind everything, and the appearance of the place frosdoas all vapour, shadow, smoke, and confusion

I fancy we are to have a house in Seymour Street, or thereabouts My uncle and aunt both like the situation I was glad to hear the for Street as too small; it was -rooer interest about Frank and Charles, their views and intentions I did ht_--When lass of water I walked with hi's circuit we looked at two houses in Green Park Buildings, one of which pleased arret; the dining-rooe as you like to fancy it; the second roo-room pleased me particularly, because it is divided into two, the s-rooht admit a bed The aspect is south-east The only doubt is about the dampness of the offices, of which there were syon: Tuesday [May 12, 1801]

Sixty-one guineas and a-half for the three cows gives one souineas for the tables Eight for et; I am more anxious to know the amount of my books, especially as they are said to have sold well

In the evening, I hope you honoured ht; I dressed myself as well as I could, and had all my finery much admired at home By nine o'clock my uncle, aunt, and I entered the rooms, and linked Miss Winstone on to us Before tea it was rather a dull affair; but then the before tea did not last long, for there was only one dance, danced by four couple Think of four couple, surrounded by about an hundred people, dancing in the Upper Roo up of private parties sent soly and inhuh, I suppose, to have stoke asseot Mr Evelyn to talk to, and Miss T to look at; and I ah repeatedly assured that another in the saht one frouide She is not so pretty as I expected; her face has the same defect of baldness as her sister's, and her features not so handsoed, and looked rather quietly and contentedly silly than anything else

Mrs B and two young woht herself obliged to leave them to run round the room after her drunken husband His avoidance, and her pursuit, with the probable intoxication of both, was an a scene

_Wednesday_--Another stupid party last night; perhaps if larger they h to make one card table, with six people to look on and talk nonsense to each other Lady Fust, Mrs Busby, and a Mrs Owen sat doith my uncle to whist, within five hs_ cae of Adm Stanhope for my uncle, till their chairs were announced

I cannot anyhow continue to find people agreeable; I respect Mrs Cha her hair well, but cannot feel a ley is like any other short girl, with a broad nose and wide mouth, fashi+onable dress and exposed bosos are too short and his tail too long

Paragon: Thursday [May 21, 1801]

The friendshi+p between Mrs Chamberlayne and me which you predicted has already taken place, for we shake hands whenever we ain fixed for yesterday, and was acco manner Every one of the party declined it under some pretence or other except our two selves and we had therefore a _tete-a-tete_, but _that_ we should equally have had, after the first two yards, had half the inhabitants of Bath set off with us