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peated proofs of friendship, or make these proofs 

 more necessary and dear to us ? When you are 

 away, I think it right, because those who deserve 

 your society in other places should have a portion 

 of it, and because you are certainly varying your 

 enjoyments, and enlarging the sphere both of your 

 usefulness and of your gratification ; besides, when 

 you are able to do this, I am easy about your health. 

 In order to answer the calls made upon you for ex- 

 ertion (in London particularly) your best health is 

 necessary. How gladly would I encounter much 

 more bodily inconvenience than I have lately en- 

 dured, to have my mind free from anxiety concern- 

 ing my husband and you ! Indeed I have scarcely 

 thought what I felt was an evil, so many interesting 

 and pleasing sensations accompanied it, — even those 

 speculations upon the uncertain tenure of our mor- 

 tal existence, which a weak state of health naturally 

 leads to, were wholly unattended on my own account 

 with agitation or alarm ; but for those I love, I am 

 full of terror and dismay. Well! let me indulge the 

 pleasing idea that you will meet happily in London, 

 congratulate each other upon looking well and feel- 

 ing well ; and that, after the time of our separation is 

 past, we shall all join and rejoice together, and renew 

 our delightful intercourse. I had another kind visit 

 from Mr. Traftord lately, when we talked of you 

 particularly, of our little circle in general, of our 

 Conversations, and the hope of their renewal. 



How many fine things could I say to Mrs. How- 

 orth and to Mr. and Mrs. Lane, if I were to indulge 

 my own feelings! and all right, true, and sincere. I 

 shall always think of them with the respect and af- 



