She will be very interested about you, of course.

How many hang their hearts upon your sickbed, dearest Miss Mitford! Yes, and their prayers too.
The other day, by an accident, an old number of the 'Athenaeum' fell into my hands, and I read for the second time Mr.Chorley's criticism upon 'Atherton.' It is evidently written in a hurried manner, and is quite inadequate as a notice of the book; but, do you know, I am of opinion that if you considered it more closely you would lose your impression of its being depreciatory and cold.

He says that the _only fault_ of the work is its _shortness_; a rare piece of praise to be given to a work nowadays.

You see, your reputation is at the height; neither he nor another could _help_ you; such books as yours make their own way.

The 'Athenaeum' doesn't give full critiques of Dickens, for instance, and it is arctical in general temperature.