Part 34 (2/2)

Here I a-, sitting-rooht fanny will join in her letter

We arrived at a quarter-past four, and were kindly welcomed by the coachman, and then by his ord,[257]

who all eon was below dressing us a es, and an apple tart, which we sat down to soon after five, after cleaning and dressing ourselves, and feeling that eredressing-room to our apartment makes fanny and myself very well off indeed, and as we have poor Eliza's bed our space is ahted with _P and P_,[258]

and really _was_ so, as I understand, before she knerote it, for, of course, she kno

He told her with as much satisfaction as if it were my wish He did not tell _s! I ahted hat such a man writes about it Henry sent him the books after his return from Daylesford, but you will hear the letter too

fanny and the two little girls are gone to take places for to-night at Covent Garden; _Clandestine Marriage_ and _Midas_ The latter will be a fine show for L and M[259] They revelled last night in _Don Juan_, e left in hell at half-past eleven We had scarahted I speak of _theht was very tranquil, and the rest of us were sober-s _Five Hours at Brighton_, in three acts--of which one was over before we arrived, none the worse--and the _Beehive_, rather less flat and trumpery

Miss Hare had some pretty caps, and is to make me one like one of them, only _white_ satin instead of blue It will be white satin and lace, and a little white flower perking out of the left ear, like Harriot Byron's feather I have allowed her to go as far as 1 16_s_ My gown is to be trimmed everywhere hite ribbon plaited on souine They trim hite very much

Mr Hall was very punctual yesterday, and curled ed for a snug cap instead, but my coood places in the box next the stage-box, front and second row; the three old ones behind of course I was particularly disappointed at seeing nothing of Mr Crabbe I felt sure of him when I saw that the boxes were fitted up with criet the worsteds yesterday I heard Edward last night pressing Henry to coo there after his Nove has been done as to _S

and S_ The books came to hand too late for hi to have you hear Mr H's opinion of _P

and P_ His ad my Elizabeth so much is particularly welcoht at the appreciation of her book by Warren Hastings e from Madame d'Arblay's diary, which forms a curious link between the triters

Mrs Cooke [Jane Austen's cousin], raph of a letter froh of Oxfordshi+re, her sister[261]After much civility about the neork [_Cas I saw just now; I told hireat jump and exclaimed: ”Well, then, now I can serve her, thank heaven, and I will! I rite to Anderson to engage Scotland, and I will attack the East Indies myself”'[262]

Henrietta Street: Thursday [September 16, 1813, after dinner]

Thank you,letter I sent off thisround the circular table in the inner roo a co It is to be a quiet evening, much to the satisfaction of four of the six My eyes are quite tired of dust and lawood's, where my brother and fanny chose a dinner set I believe the pattern is a sold, and it is to have the crest

With love to you all, including Triggs,[263] I remain,

Yours very affectionately, J AUSTEN

The journey from London to God Those fros of a large fahbours--of whoh to be interested in their proceedings

Godmersham Park: Thursday [September 23, 1813]