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she said 2 1 of them, she expected, would sleep in 

 her house before Bed time, however, she called 

 in to tell me that I would not be obliged to sleep 

 out for Mr. Ward meant to sleep at his Aunt 

 Trotters and that I shou'd sleep in the Bed she 

 had. intended for him Morpeth, on the Night pre- 

 ceeding their market for Cattle, is a very noisy 

 Place, the shepherds were busy penning their 

 sheep at Midnight & continued till I fell asleep, 

 in spite of the noise they made, till perhaps about 

 3 o'Clock in the morning The Militia paraded 

 before my window at 6 o'Clock & I dressed and 

 saw them march off. We set off again about ten, 

 and arrived at Chillingham about J past 3 at the 

 time Miss Bailey & her Visitors were nearly done 

 dinner they consisted of the three Misses Cullys 

 of Akeld & a Miss McKane from Glasgow they 

 had been accompanying Miss Bailey, for some 

 time, during her Fathers absence the Miss 

 Cullys made many kind enquiries after my Jane 

 Bell, who they call their old schoolfellows, and 

 they have invited me to spend sometime with 

 them at Akeld but I am not over fond of visiting 

 abroad and shall avoid it as much as I can they 

 are exceedingly affable free and agreeable young 

 Ladies & have no mollet aboztt them- were I to set 

 about describing the Country & what I saw and 

 have seen of it this morning it wou'd only be a 

 repetition of what I told you last year every 

 thing appears the same as when I left Chil so 

 much so that I cannot help reflecting that 'tho a 

 year has passed away, it seems as if I had slept 

 it out like one night & found in the morning 

 every thing the same as when I went to bed I 

 was, however, a good deal pleased with my 



