My dear Cassandra
Thank you for your two Letters. I am very glad the new Cook begins so well. Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.– Mr Murray’s Letter is come; he is a Rogue of course, but a civil one. He offers £450 – but wants to have the Copyright of MP. & S&S included. It will end in my publishing for myself I dare say.– He sends more praise however than I expected. It is an amusing Letter. You shall see it.– Henry came home on Sunday & we dined the same day with the Herrieses–a large family party– clever & accomplished.– I had a pleasant visit the day before. Mr Jackson is fond of eating & does not much like Mr or Miss P.–
What weather we have!– What shall we do about it?– The 17th of Octr & summer still! Henry is not quite well– a bilious attack with fever– he came back early from H. St yesterday & went to bed — the comical consequence of which was that Mr Seymour & I dined together tete a tete.– He is calomeling & therefore in a way to be better & I hope may be well tomorrow. The Creeds of Hendon dine here today, which is rather unlucky– for he will hardly be able to shew himself– & they are all Strangers to me. He has asked Mr Tilson to come & take his place. I doubt our being a very agreable pair.–
We are engaged tomorrow to Cleveland Row.–I was there yesterday morning.- There seems no idea now of Mr Gordon’s going to Chawton– nor of any of the family coming here at present. Many of them are sick.–
[To be continued on the following day, Wednesday 18th October]
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