Even as it is, all the English papers, infamous in their abuse of the Government (because of their falsifications and exaggerations properly called infamous) and highly immoral in their tone towards France generally, come in as usual, without an official finger being lifted up to hinder them.

Louis Philippe would not admit Punch, you remember, on account of a few personal sarcasms....
So much there is to say, and the post going.

Can you read as I write on at a full gallop?
Don't be out of heart.

Do let us trust France--not L.
Napoleon, but _France_....
Dearest friends, think of me as your Ever affectionate BA.
* * * * * _To Miss Mitford_ [Paris], 138 Avenue des Ch.-Elysees: April 7, 1852.
What a time seems to have passed since I wrote to you, my ever loved friend! Again and again I have been on the point of writing, and something has stopped me always.

I have wished to wait till I had more about this and that to gossip of, and so the time went on.