Part 35 (2/2)

I thank you very warmly for your kind consent to my application,[267] and the kind hint which followed it I was previously aware of what I should be laying myself open to; but the truth is that the secret has spread so far as to be scarcely the shadow of a secret now, and that, I believe, whenever the third appears, I shall not even attempt to tell lies about it I shall rather try to make all the money than all the e if I can make them Henry heard _P and P_ warmly praised in Scotland by Lady Robert Kerr and another lady; and what does he do, in the warmth of his brotherly vanity and love, but i in that way--one kno it spreads, and he, dear creature, has set it going so much more than once

I know it is all done from affection and partiality, but at the saain express to you and Mary my sense of the _superior_ kindness which you have shown on the occasion in doing what I wished I a to harden myself

After all, what a trifle it is, in all its bearings, to the really important points of one's existence, even in this world

Your very affectionate sister, J A

There is to be a second edition of _S and S_ Egerton advises it

The last paragraph of this letter sets two things plainly before us: a strong preference for re unknown if she could, and the invariable sweetness of temper which forbade her to blame a brother whom she loved because he had made such concealment impossible That this acquiescence, however, was not reached without a struggle the last feords of the paragraph show

Next follows a letter to Cassandra, dated Monday (October 11):--

We had our dinner party on Wednesday, with the addition of Mrs and Miss MillesBoth hter are much as I have always found them

I like the mother--first, because she reminds rateful for what she is at the age of ninety and upwards The day was pleasant enough I sat by Mr Chishol worth hearing

Lizzie is very ed to you for your letter and will answer it soon, but has so s to do that it may be four or five days before she can This is quite her own ave pleasure to all of us; we had all the reading of it of course, I _three tireat relief of Lizzie, to read it to Sackree,[268] and afterwards to Louisa

Mrs ---- called here on Saturday I never saw her before She is a large, ungenteel woant ton,[269] MP for Canterbury, and ht He is chiefly young Edward's acquaintance If I can I will get a frank from him, and write to you all the sooner I suppose the Ashford ball will furnish soain, andan excellently- of nature or probability in it I declare I do not knohether Laura's passage down the American river is not theshe ever does

_Tuesday_--I ade dark eyes always judge well I will co a heroine after her

Southey's _Life of Nelson_: I a that I never read any I will read this, however, if Frank is mentioned in it

[October 14, 1813]

Noill prepare for Mr Lushi+ngton, and as it will be wisest also to prepare for his not co a frank, I shall write very close from the first, and even leave room for the seal in the proper place When I have followed up my last with this I shall feel somewhat less unworthy of you than the state of our correspondence now requires

Mr W is about five-or six-and-twenty, not ill-looking, and not agreeable He is certainly no addition A sort of cool, gentlemanlike manner, but very silent They say his naifts of fortune are bestowed I have seen reeable