But this is between ourselves.

Punctual as ever in his duties, he rarely spends the night here, but departs at six p.m.
for his wife's farm, where Mrs.S.very naturally prefers to reside.

Indeed, I wish she would absent herself altogether; for when she comes, it is to criticise the housekeeping, in which I regret to say she does not maintain that generous spirit of which she gave promise in the veal pies, etc., of that _ever memorable_ morning.

I never condescended to be a bride: yet I feel sure, that had I done so, it would have given me an extra compassion for the fatherless." "But enough of myself.

My object in writing is to tell you that my birthday falls on Wednesday next (May 1st, dedicated by the Ancient Romans to the Goddess of Flowers, as I was yearly reminded in my happy youth.