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anticipation. Your God-daughter looks forward to making her Aunt Kitty’s acquaintance and asks several times daily if it is tomorrow that she comes.
I can recollect nothing more to say at present; perhaps breakfast may assist my ideas.
I was deceived—my breakfast supplied only two ideas:
One is to request some flower seeds from Longbourn. It would give me so much pleasure to see familiar favourites from home in my own beds next summer. Pray tell Mr. Hill that I would particularly like to have mignionette seed if they can be spared.
Secondly, last time you came you packed with more haste than judgement, so let me remind you not to be so intent upon merely filling the trunk!
I shall now leave you and write to the Norland girls to invite them to join us. I also have no doubt that their Uncle will welcome the excuse of your visit for another of the parties he is so fond of arranging.
Ever yours,
Lizzy
1817
Pemberley
Friday, 7 th February, 1817
My dear Kitty,
I have received your letter, and suppose you expect me to be displeased with its contents? At first, I confess I was much disappointed by your proposed lengthened stay at The Great House since I had felt sure that February would not pass quite away without bringing you back to Pemberley. Observing my preoccupation at breakfast, and enquiring of the reason, Mr. Darcy proposed a visit to The Great House ourselves! He is anxious to shoot with Mr. Bingley, we could all celebrate Frederick Charles’s third birthday together, Annie and Cassie could play with their Cousins, and we three Sisters could amuse ourselves at leisure—a simple, wonderful scheme to please us all. We have in mind to come on the 22nd at about four o’clock and will leave after Frederick’s birthday, for as you know, we are to leave for town at the end of the month, returning you to Longbourn en route.
Your letter mentions a curate several times, but in such vague terms that my curiosity was at once aroused. And might this Gentleman be the foremost reason for wishing to delay your return to Pemberley? Or must I find out for myself when I come?
That you have been working a footstool for me is a most agreeable surprise and I shall value it so much as a proof of your affection and industry that I may never have the heart to put my feet upon it! Therefore, I shall work a muslin case in satin stitch to keep it from the dirt and thus can proudly display before company your loving work in its pristine state. Thank you, dear Kitty.
As ever,
Lizzy
Pemberley
Saturday, 22 d February, 1817
My dear Jane,
With this letter I must commend my Husband and Daughter to your care. I regret that I must remain at Pemberley. Cassie is just now recovering from a severe attack of the croup and is not yet well enough to travel even the relatively short distance to The Great House. Since we are to journey to town just several weeks hence, Mr. Brownley advises that she rest quietly here to avoid the possibility of a chill and to ensure that she regains her full health before our departure to London. (By the bye, it may be worthwhile to inform you that Mr. Brownley ordered taking two grains of calomel every hour until the symptoms subside, and then gradually lessening the dose.)
I shall think of you all. You will never be far from my thoughts.
E.D.
Grosvenor Street, London
Sunday, 27 th April, 1817
Dearest Jane,
I thank you for your long letter, which I will endeavour to deserve by relating the particulars of last evening’s party. As you know, I am no lover of London society and parties (and secretly often still feel out of place) but I must say that ours went off extremely well. Above 80 people were invited, including, of course, my dear Uncle and Aunt Gardiner, and Georgiana and her Husband. There were the usual vexations beforehand, of course, but at last everything was quite right. The rooms were dressed up with flowers &c., and looked very pretty.
The musicians arrived at half past seven and by eight the
I can recollect nothing more to say at present; perhaps breakfast may assist my ideas.
I was deceived—my breakfast supplied only two ideas:
One is to request some flower seeds from Longbourn. It would give me so much pleasure to see familiar favourites from home in my own beds next summer. Pray tell Mr. Hill that I would particularly like to have mignionette seed if they can be spared.
Secondly, last time you came you packed with more haste than judgement, so let me remind you not to be so intent upon merely filling the trunk!
I shall now leave you and write to the Norland girls to invite them to join us. I also have no doubt that their Uncle will welcome the excuse of your visit for another of the parties he is so fond of arranging.
Ever yours,
Lizzy
1817
Pemberley
Friday, 7 th February, 1817
My dear Kitty,
I have received your letter, and suppose you expect me to be displeased with its contents? At first, I confess I was much disappointed by your proposed lengthened stay at The Great House since I had felt sure that February would not pass quite away without bringing you back to Pemberley. Observing my preoccupation at breakfast, and enquiring of the reason, Mr. Darcy proposed a visit to The Great House ourselves! He is anxious to shoot with Mr. Bingley, we could all celebrate Frederick Charles’s third birthday together, Annie and Cassie could play with their Cousins, and we three Sisters could amuse ourselves at leisure—a simple, wonderful scheme to please us all. We have in mind to come on the 22nd at about four o’clock and will leave after Frederick’s birthday, for as you know, we are to leave for town at the end of the month, returning you to Longbourn en route.
Your letter mentions a curate several times, but in such vague terms that my curiosity was at once aroused. And might this Gentleman be the foremost reason for wishing to delay your return to Pemberley? Or must I find out for myself when I come?
That you have been working a footstool for me is a most agreeable surprise and I shall value it so much as a proof of your affection and industry that I may never have the heart to put my feet upon it! Therefore, I shall work a muslin case in satin stitch to keep it from the dirt and thus can proudly display before company your loving work in its pristine state. Thank you, dear Kitty.
As ever,
Lizzy
Pemberley
Saturday, 22 d February, 1817
My dear Jane,
With this letter I must commend my Husband and Daughter to your care. I regret that I must remain at Pemberley. Cassie is just now recovering from a severe attack of the croup and is not yet well enough to travel even the relatively short distance to The Great House. Since we are to journey to town just several weeks hence, Mr. Brownley advises that she rest quietly here to avoid the possibility of a chill and to ensure that she regains her full health before our departure to London. (By the bye, it may be worthwhile to inform you that Mr. Brownley ordered taking two grains of calomel every hour until the symptoms subside, and then gradually lessening the dose.)
I shall think of you all. You will never be far from my thoughts.
E.D.
Grosvenor Street, London
Sunday, 27 th April, 1817
Dearest Jane,
I thank you for your long letter, which I will endeavour to deserve by relating the particulars of last evening’s party. As you know, I am no lover of London society and parties (and secretly often still feel out of place) but I must say that ours went off extremely well. Above 80 people were invited, including, of course, my dear Uncle and Aunt Gardiner, and Georgiana and her Husband. There were the usual vexations beforehand, of course, but at last everything was quite right. The rooms were dressed up with flowers &c., and looked very pretty.
The musicians arrived at half past seven and by eight the
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