June 21 Dear Charlotte I thought
our correspondence had died of a consump=
=tion in the flower of her youth: I had
frequently sighed over her grave: But
your information has undeceived me
and has exh exhibited the departed [illeg]
in all the lustre of health. I thank
you particularly for the egotism part
of your letter, what relates to your
individuality is peculiarly interesting
to me, and cannot be picked up in
the Brussels Gazette, tho every thing
else may: I should like to hear the
hear sound of your harp on one of
the Gray days, if I could hover in spi=
=rit over you I would strike a most
soothing melancholy tone from one
of the strings: it would become me
at my time of Life to xxx enjoy or
rather to suffer some gray days, but
I have seldom or never any: my
individuality is much the same. I

have go a continuance of good health
with better spirits, I live{^^have} renounced all
public & crowded assemblies: my
assembly is the opera: I live with
the same set as I did, & we all go
gently down the hill together, and
I Think old time has got upon a
race-horse: xxxxx I have a little
wax figure of you in my library
which I treasured as one of my best
ornaments: the head fell off the
other day, had I not heard from
the Chevalier since, I should have
had some ominous impression
and grey sensation about the origi=
=nal: my muse is much flatterd
with all you say about her, and will
be xxx happy to receive the Cassandra
– a large picture in oil by Hamilton
is at Macklin's exhibition, taken from
the English wake which is much
liked by the connoisseurs. I hope
this will reach you before you go to

?Spa I wish you much entertainment
there and everywhere and when you {^^have} played
truant long enough I hope your you
will return & root upon your mother-soil.
I deliver’d your commission to miss Wodehouse
she says she forgives you though it is abominable
in you: she is much improved, she is all
in good humour, pleasantness & vivacity: I
do not xxx {^^see} any appearance of her chan=
=ging her name. I wish her well esta=
=blished near Town within my reach:
your old friend Lady Valletort is near her
time and the mountains are all in Ex=
pectation of the mouse: she is upon
the whole far from being happy, she
is undervalued in the family, her
inferiority of mind is a pretence for
neglecting her, She is sensible
of this neglect & is very warm and
passionate at times which makes her
situation more uncomfortable:
L^dy Ann Villars was married yesterday
to Mr Hampton. L^dy Jersey is overjoy’d at
this match – she has five more daughters
to dispose of. The Dormers seem

perfectly pleased with the marriage of
Miss Dormer with [illeg] Knight: it is
not an illustrious connection, he
is the natural son of L^d luxbrough
who was nobody, but he left an
immense fortune to this son.
The tittle tattle of the town at present
is the separation of the p------- & Mrs F------- –
it is founded upon her buying a house
near London and on xx her not
accompanying the p---------- to Brighton.
I give no credit to the separation
or it is an artificial one to deceive
the k- and q- whose pecuniary ass=
=sistance he wants so much.
Adieu ma clever niece.
I have picked up occasionally some
intelligence about you from persons
who have been at Brussels. You
are above flattery, so I shall not
repeat what they say. Your riding
in a masterly way is not what suits
my idea of female meekness, but I

allow you to be Amazon as you
have so many claims upon the
arts which {?slow} down the
intrepidity of {^^the} Amazon. Miss
Petre is not an Amazon, but
she looks so cross, so forlorn
as if she was under some
great misfortune. The men
do not like her, & I am told
she is very unpopular at
Balls – I never see the Petres
scarcely – et le mal n'est
pas giganterge.
My best remembrance to
every body.
Yours sincerely
& affectionately
E Jerningham

June 21 Dear Charlotte I thought
our correspondence had died of a consump=
=tion in the flower of her youth: I had
frequently sighed over her grave: But
your information has undeceived me
and has exh exhibited the departed [illeg]
in all the lustre of health. I thank
you particularly for the egotism part
of your letter, what relates to your
individuality is peculiarly interesting
to me, and cannot be picked up in
the Brussels Gazette, though every thing
else may: I should like to hear the
hear sound of your harp on one of
the Grey days, if I could hover in spi=
=rit over you I would strike a most
soothing melancholy tone from one
of the strings: it would become me
at my time of Life to xxx enjoy or
rather to suffer some grey days, but
I have seldom or never any: my
individuality is much the same. I

have go a continuance of good health
with better spirits, I live{^^have} renounced all
public & crowded assemblies: my
assembly is the opera: I live with
the same set as I did, & we all go
gently down the hill together, and
I Think old time has got upon a
race-horse: xxxxx I have a little
wax figure of you in my library
which I treasured as one of my best
ornaments: the head fell off the
other day, had I not heard from
the Chevalier since, I should have
had some ominous impression
and grey sensation about the origi=
=nal: my muse is much flattered
with all you say about her, and will
be xxx happy to receive the Cassandra
– a large picture in oil by Hamilton
is at Macklin's exhibition, taken from
the English wake which is much
liked by the connoisseurs. I hope
this will reach you before you go to

?Spa I wish you much entertainment
there and everywhere and when you {^^have} played
truant long enough I hope your you
will return & root upon your mother-soil.
I delivered your commission to miss Wodehouse
she says she forgives you though it is abominable
in you: she is much improved, she is all
in good humour, pleasantness & vivacity: I
do not xxx {^^see} any appearance of her chan=
=ging her name. I wish her well esta=
=blished near Town within my reach:
your old friend Lady Valletort is near her
time and the mountains are all in Ex=
pectation of the mouse: she is upon
the whole far from being happy, she
is undervalued in the family, her
inferiority of mind is a pretence for
neglecting her, She is sensible
of this neglect & is very warm and
passionate at times which makes her
situation more uncomfortable:
L^dy Ann Villars was married yesterday
to Mr Hampton. L^dy Jersey is overjoyed at
this match – she has five more daughters
to dispose of. The Dormers seem

perfectly pleased with the marriage of
Miss Dormer with [illeg] Knight: it is
not an illustrious connection, he
is the natural son of L^d luxbrough
who was nobody, but he left an
immense fortune to this son.
The tittle tattle of the town at present
is the separation of the p------- & Mrs F------- –
it is founded upon her buying a house
near London and on xx her not
accompanying the p---------- to Brighton.
I give no credit to the separation
or it is an artificial one to deceive
the k- and q- whose pecuniary ass=
=sistance he wants so much.
Adieu ma clever niece.
I have picked up occasionally some
intelligence about you from persons
who have been at Brussels. You
are above flattery, so I shall not
repeat what they say. Your riding
in a masterly way is not what suits
my idea of female meekness, but I

allow you to be Amazon as you
have so many claims upon the
arts which {?slow} down the
intrepidity of {^^the} Amazon. Miss
Petre is not an Amazon, but
she looks so cross, so forlorn
as if she was under some
great misfortune. The men
do not like her, & I am told
she is very unpopular at
Balls – I never see the Petres
scarcely – et le mal n'est
pas giganterge.
My best remembrance to
every body.
Yours sincerely
& affectionately
E Jerningham