32 Caroline Lucrctia Herschel. [1772. 



" On the afternoon of August 28th, 1772, I arrived 

 with my brother at his house No. 7, New King Street, 

 Bath, where \\e were received only by Mr. Bulman's family,, 

 who occupied the parlour floor, and had the management of 

 his servant and household affairs. My brother had formerly 

 boarded with them at Leeds, whence, on Mr. Bulman's 

 failure in business, they had removed to Bath, where my 

 brother procured for him the place of Clerk at the Octagon 

 Chapel. . . . On our journey he had taken every op- 

 portunity to make me hope to find in Mrs. Bulman a well- 

 informed and well-meaning friend, and in her daughter, a 

 few years younger than myself, an agreeable companion. 

 But as I knew no more English than the few words which I 

 had on our journey learned to repeat like a parrot, it may 

 be easily supposed that it would require some time before I 

 could feel comfortable among strangers. But as the season 

 for the arrival of visitors to the Baths does not begin 

 till October, my brother had leisure to try my capacity for 

 becoming a useful singer for his concerts and oratorios, 

 and being very well satisfied with my voice, I had two or 

 three lessons every day, and the hours which were not 

 spent at the harpsichord were employed in putting me in 

 the way of managing the family. . . . On the second 

 morning, on meeting my brother at breakfast, he began 

 immediately to give me a lesson in English and arithmetic, 

 and showed me the way of booking and keeping accounts 

 of cash received and laid out. . . . By way of re- 

 laxation we talked of astronomy and the bright constel- 

 lations with which I had made acquaintance during the 

 fine nights we spent on the Postwagen travelling through 

 Holland. 



" My brother Alexander, who had been some time in 

 England, boarded and lodged with his elder brother, and 



