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don, and at my father's house at Brompton Row, and it only 

 retarded my progress a little. The 2ist October I left London 

 and returned to Plymouth, but did not leave Plymouth till the 

 1 2th November; and that was the only tedious part of my 

 journey, we being obliged to wait so long at Plymouth for a 

 wind, and the season being so far advanced it was very unpleas- 

 ant weather. However, after being once embarked, we arrived 

 in about twenty-four hours at Morlaix, where I remained from 

 the I3th to the 25th, waiting for a gentleman, who was to come 

 with me, to procure his passport, my father having already 

 sent me mine, he having received the intelligence of my being 

 taken, and taken his measures accordingly. It is nearly five 

 hundred miles from Morlaix to Paris, and we were nearly a 

 week coming, but we had a delightful journey. Indeed, all my 

 journeys were prosperous and pleasant. I think I never had so 

 pleasant a one in my life as from Plymouth to London, and 

 from Boston to the southward it was by no means unpleasant. 

 I made a little tour with Mr. and Mrs. Barnard to Philadelphia, 

 likewise ; so that I have really been in a number of fine cities 

 since I saw you, Philadelphia, New York, London, and now 

 Paris. It is quite amusing to me to be able to compare all the 

 places one with another. 



" I have mentioned to my father what you said about trans- 

 acting business for him [in place of the Count's late friend, the 

 father of her correspondent], and he was very much pleased, 

 with what I was able to inform him of you, to intrust it in your 

 hands. He has gone to Paris to-day, almost for the sole pur- 

 pose of getting a power of attorney drawn up to send to you to 

 receive the property he has in the American funds, out of which 

 he wishes you to pay grandmamma every 26th of March two 

 hundred dollars, and the residue to place at interest, or do the 

 best you can with it ; but he will give you more particular di- 

 rections, without .doubt, with the power of attorney. He, 

 however, desired me to mention to you, in case he should not be 

 able to get the power of attorney to send by this opportunity, 

 and in case there should be some little delay in transacting the 

 business, that he would take it as a favor if you would advance 



