202 Caroline Lncretia Herschel. [1826. 



opinion, they are such as it is impossible to do otherwise 

 than approve, and such as the good sense and kindness 



which marks everything you do has dictated. 



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I have been rambling over the volcanoes of Auvergne, 

 and propose before I quit this, to visit an extinct crater 

 which has given off two streams of lava at Agde, a town 

 about thirty miles soutli of this place on the road to the 

 Spanish frontier. Into Spain, however, I do not mean to 

 go, having no wish to have my throat cut. I am told, 

 however, that a regular diligence runs between this and 

 Madrid, and is as regularly stopped and robbed on the 

 way. 



You say you wish for an answer respecting the vol. of 

 observations on double stars, sent by Mr. South and my- 

 self, but can I do better than leave such matters to your 

 judgment ? At the same time, as having belonged to you 

 they could not but have a value in my eyes beyond my own 

 copy ; but pray decide yourself. I have several left. 



I regret extremely to hear you feel those little (perhaps 

 not little) inconveniences we are none of us exempt from, 

 arising from the imperfections of human nature, both in 

 cm-selves and those we live with. I believe the best receipt 

 for them is endurance and a determination to show ourselves 

 superior to them. 



I have my nibs now and then too, but I make up my mind 

 to them as quite inevitable, and arising from causes over 

 which I have no control. I am very sorry to hear of my 

 uncle's bad state of health. 



I must be in England in the beginning of October, or at 

 farthest by the 15th. So, you see, I have no time for 

 Hanover on my way back. It is dreadfully hot here, and I 

 am much disappointed with the place. However, I hope to 

 get one day of intense sunshine while I remain in this 



