Part 30 (1/2)

The D'Antraigues and Corief, but she has since supplied herself so ith perfor has produced our going to the, which I like the idea of It will be a to see the ways of a French circle

Our first object to-day was Henrietta St, to consult with Henry in consequence of a very unlucky change of the play for this very night--_Hao on Monday to _Macbeth_ instead; but it is a disappointment to us both

Love to all

Thursday [April 25, 1811][222]

No, indeed, I am never too busy to think of _S

and S_[223] I can nochild; and I aed to you for your enquiries I have had two sheets to correct, but the last only brings us to Willoughby's first appearance Mrs K regrets in themanner that sheout in June Henry does not neglect it; he _has_ hurried the printer, and says he will see hi his absence, it will be sent to Eliza

The _Incoet theratified by Mrs K's interest in it; and whatever may be the event of it as to my credit with her, sincerely wish her curiosity could be satisfied sooner than is now probable I think she will likeelse

Our party went off extremely well There were many solicitudes, alarms, and vexations, beforehand, of course, but at last everything was quite right

The rooms were dressed up with flowers, &c, and looked very pretty A glass for thetheir own Mr

Egerton and Mr Walter caan with a pair of very fine soles

Yes, Mr Walter--for he postponed his leaving London on purpose--which did not give much pleasure at the time, anyon Sunday and being asked by Henry to take the family dinner on that day, which he did; but it is all smoothed over now, and she likes him very well

At half-past seven arrived the ht the lordly coe and Mary Cooke, and I spent the greatest part of the evening very pleasantly with the soon hotter than we liked, we placed ourselves in the connecting passage, which was coe of the music at a pleasant distance, as well as that of the first view of every new comer

I was quite surrounded by acquaintance, especially gentlemen; and ith Mr Hampson,[224] Mr

Seymour, Mr W Knatchbull, Mr Guillemarde, Mr

Cure, a Captain Simpson, brother to _the_ Captain Sierton, in addition to the Cookes, and Miss Beckford, and Miss Middleton, I had quite aseverybody ere sixty-six--which was considerably h to fill the back drawing-room and leave a few to be scattered about in the other and in the passage

The ood It opened (tell fanny) with 'Poike de Parp pin praise pof Prapela;'[225] and of the other glees I remeht,' and 'Poor Insect' Between the songs were lessons on the harp, or harp and pianoforte together; and the harp-player was Wiepart, whose naer, a short Miss Davis, all in blue, bringing up for the public line, whose voice was said to be very fine indeed; and all the perfor what they were paid for, and giving themselves no airs

No a

This said Captain Simpson told us, on the authority of some other Captain just arrived fro the _Cleopatra_ home, and that she was probably by this time in the Channel; but, as Captain S was certainly in liquor, we ive one a sort of expectation, however, and will preventto hiland till I aone