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many hopes and fears, was appointed to a Police Magistracy 

 at the end of 1831. This meant that his marriage could now 

 prudently take place. 



Emma Wedgwood to Fanny Mackintosh. 



MY DEAEEST FANNY, Dec - 6 *^ 1831 * 



You may think how pleased I was at your note. 

 Hensleigh's last letter was so low that I had almost given 

 up all hopes, and the first line of your letter struck me in the 

 contrary sense from what you meant. It was delightful 

 indeed when I found out how it was. How nice it is my 

 dear old wife. Now don't be long a marrying. . . . 



It was arranged that Hensleigh and Fanny Wedgwood 

 were to make a joint household with Sir James and his son 

 Robert. This was necessary, as neither Sir James nor 

 Fanny would consent to leave each other. 



It was at this time that Charlotte Wedgwood first saw 

 Charles Langton, 1 and after only a fortnight's acquaintance 

 became engaged to him. He had been tutor in Lord 

 Craven's family. Fanny Wedgwood wrote in her Diary 

 on the 12th Jan., " The happiest day of my life. Mr 

 Langton proposed to Charlotte and we were all in a perfect 

 ecstacy." 



Emma Wedgwood to her sister Elizabeth. 



[LONDON], Jan. 27, 1832. 



Fanny is very pleasant and open in telling one how happy 

 she is, and in showing her fondness for Hensleigh, which 

 she does in a nice playful manner. . . . After luncheon 

 Harriet [Gifford] and Charlotte went to Howell and James' 

 to get Charlotte's clothes. She got a green silk pelisse and 

 a virtuous coloured silk gown, which will touch your heart 

 and which we all highly approve of, and for the evening, a 

 black satin and an apricot coloured silk, and a pink rnuslimsh 



1 Algernon Langton, Charles's uncle, had married Marianne 

 Drewe, sister of Lady Gifford and Lady Alderson. Probably this 

 connection brought Charles Langton into the Wedgwood circle. 



