Part 30 (2/2)

My reat satisfaction of Anna's behaviour She is quite an Anna with variations, but she cannot have reached her last, for that is always theand showy; she is at about her third or fourth, which are generally sio to the play after all on Saturday We went to the Lyceum, and saw the _Hypocrite_, an old play taken from Moliere's _Tartuffe_, and ell entertained Dowton and Matheere the good actors; Mrs Edas the heroine, and her perfor Mrs Siddons; she _did_ act on Monday, but, as Henry was told by the box-keeper that he did not think she would, the plans, and all thought of it, were given up I should particularly have liked seeing her in _Constance_, and could swear at her with little effort for disappointing ht her cold on Sunday in our way to the D'Antraigues[227] The horses actually gibbed on this side of Hyde Park Gate: a load of fresh gravel made it a formidable hill to them, and they refused the collar; I believe there was a sore shoulder to irritate Eliza was frightened and we got out, and were detained in the evening air several minutes The cold is in her chest, but she takes care of herself, and I hope it e late--he had his coffee and went away Eliza enjoyed her evening very much, andto dislike in the quantities of snuff Monsieur, the old Count, is a very fine-looking lishreat inforhted Henry astherandson, which exactly suited _my_ capacity

Count Julien's performance is very wonderful

We aged to spend next Sunday evening at Mrs L's, and to ues, but M

le Colish, _I_ would take to him

Sloane Street: [Tuesday, April 30, 1811]

My head-dress was a bugle-band like the border to own, and a flower of Mrs Tilson's I depended upon hearing so from Mr W

K[natchbull], and a-looking young wo better now; thankful to have it continued a few years longer!

We have tried to get _Self-Control_,[228] but in vain I _should_ like to knohat her esti a clever novel _too clever_, and of finding ot to tell you in my last that our cousin, Miss Payne,[2] called in on Saturday, and was persuaded to stay dinner She told us a great deal about her friend Lady Cath Brecknell, who is ious, and has got black whiskers

Yours very affectionately, JANE

Early in May, Jane left London; and, after paying a short visit to Mrs

Hill (_nee_ Catherine Bigg) at Streatham, returned home to Chawton, where she found only her mother and her niece Anna

Chawton: Wednesday [May 29, 1811]

MY DEAR CassANDRA,--You certainly must have heard before I can tell you that Col Orde has t Beckford,[229] the Marchess of Douglas's sister The papers say that her father disinherits her, but I think too well of an Orde to suppose that she has not a handsoweeds'] and had thunder and lightning as usual I never knew such a spring for thunderstorms as it has been Thank God! we have had no bad ones here I thought s shared by the mistress of the house, as that procured blinds and candles It had been excessively hot the whole day Mrs Harding is a good-looking woman, but not much like Mrs Toke, inasmuch as she is very brown and has scarcely any teeth; she seeant, pleasing, pretty-looking girl, about nineteen, I suppose, or nineteen and a half, or nineteen and a quarter, with flowers in her head and er ends She plays very well indeed I have seldom heard anybody with more pleasure

Friday [May 31]

I have taken your hint, slight as it was, and have written to Mrs Knight, and most sincerely do I hope it will not be in vain I cannot endure the idea of her giving away her oheel, and have told her nothat I could never use it with coiving it, I would spin nothing with it but a rope to hangit appear a less seriousthan it really is

Frodon, in order that she aieties of Tuesday (the 4th), on Selborne Common, where there are to be volunteers and felicities of all kinds Harriet B[enn] is invited to spend the day with the John Whites, and her father and et Anna invited also

Poor Anna is suffering from _her_ cold, which is worse to-day, but as she has no sore throat I hope itwith the Miss Middletons--syllabub, tea, coffee, singing, dancing, a hot supper, eleven o'clock, everything that can be ireeable She desires her best love to fanny, and will answer her letter before she leaves Chawton, and engages to send her a particular account of the Selborne day

How horrible it is to have sothat one cares for none of the on Miss Harriot Webb, who is short and not quite straight and cannot pronounce an R any better than her sisters; but she has dark hair, a complexion to suit, and, I think, has the pleasantest countenance and manner of the three--the most natural She appears very well pleased with her new hoht Mrs H More's recent publication