Now, here 's the other, by a modern girl on her first visit to London.

This will suit you better, Fan," and grandma read what a friend had sent her as a pendant to Anne's little picture of London life long ago: MY DEAREST CONSTANCE, After three months of intense excitement I snatch a leisure moment to tell you how much I enjoy my first visit to London.
Having been educated abroad, it really seems like coming to a strange city.

At first the smoke, dirt and noise were very disagreeable, but I soon got used to these things, and now find all I see perfectly charming.
We plunged at once into a whirl of gayety and I have had no time to think of anything but pleasure.

It is the height of the season, and every hour is engaged either in going to balls, concerts, theatres, fetes and church, or in preparing for them.

We often go to two or three parties in an evening, and seldom get home till morning, so of course we don't rise till noon next day.