correspondence. She is probably by this time as tired of me, as
I am of her; but as she is too Polite and I am too civil to say

so, our letters are still as frequent and affectionate" target="_blank" title="a.亲爱的">affectionate as ever,
and our Attachment as firm and sincere as when it first

commenced. As she had a great taste for the pleasures of London,
and of Brighthelmstone, she will I dare say find some difficulty

in prevailing on herself even to satisfy the curiosity I dare say
she feels of beholding you, at the expence of quitting those

favourite haunts of Dissipation, for the melancholy tho'
venerable gloom of the castle you inhabit. Perhaps however if she

finds her health impaired by too much amusement, she may acquire
fortitude sufficient to undertake a Journey to Scotland in the

hope of its Proving at least beneficial to her health, if not
conducive to her happiness. Your fears I am sorry to say,

concerning your father's extravagance, your own fortunes, your
Mothers Jewels and your Sister's consequence, I should suppose

are but too well founded. My freind herself has four thousand
pounds, and will probably spend nearly as much every year in

Dress and Public places, if she can get it--she will certainly
not endeavour to reclaim Sir George from the manner of living to

which he has been so long accustomed, and there is therefore some
reason to fear that you will be very well off, if you get any

fortune at all. The Jewels I should imagine too will undoubtedly
be hers, and there is too much reason to think that she will

preside at her Husbands table in preference to his Daughter. But
as so melancholy a subject must necessarilyextremely distress

you, I will no longer dwell on it--.
Eloisa's indisposition has brought us to Bristol at so

unfashionable a season of the year, that we have actually seen
but one genteel family since we came. Mr and Mrs Marlowe are

very agreable people; the ill health of their little boy
occasioned their arrival here; you may imagine that being the

only family with whom we can converse, we are of course on a
footing of intimacy with them; we see them indeed almost every

day, and dined with them yesterday. We spent a very pleasant
Day, and had a very good Dinner, tho' to be sure the Veal was

terribly underdone, and the Curry had no seasoning. I could not
help wishing all dinner-time that I had been at the dressing

it--. A brother of Mrs Marlowe, Mr Cleveland is with them at
present; he is a good-looking young Man, and seems to have a good

deal to say for himself. I tell Eloisa that she should set her
cap at him, but she does not at all seem to relish the proposal.

I should like to see the girl married and Cleveland has a very
good estate. Perhaps you may wonder that I do not consider

myself as well as my Sister in my matrimonial Projects; but to
tell you the truth I never wish to act a more principal part at a

Wedding than the superintending and directing the Dinner, and
therefore while I can get any of my acquaintance to marry for me,

I shall never think of doing it myself, as I very much suspect
that I should not have so much time for dressing my own Wedding-

dinner, as for dressing that of my freinds.
Yours sincerely

C. L.
LETTER the FIFTH

Miss MARGARET LESLEY to Miss CHARLOTTE LUTTERELL
Lesley-Castle March 18th

On the same day that I received your last kind letter, Matilda
received one from Sir George which was dated from Edinburgh, and

informed us that he should do himself the pleasure of introducing
Lady Lesley to us on the following evening. This as you may

suppose considerably surprised us, particularly as your account
of her Ladyship had given us reason to imagine there was little

chance of her visiting Scotland at a time that London must be so
gay. As it was our business however to be delighted at such a

mark of condescension as a visit from Sir George and Lady Lesley,
we prepared to return them an answer expressive of the happiness

we enjoyed in expectation of such a Blessing, when luckily
recollecting that as they were to reach the Castle the next

Evening, it would be impossible for my father to receive it
before he left Edinburgh, we contented ourselves with leaving

them to suppose that we were as happy as we ought to be. At nine
in the Evening on the following day, they came, accompanied by

one of Lady Lesleys brothers. Her Ladyship perfectly answers the
description you sent me of her, except that I do not think her so

pretty as you seem to consider her. She has not a bad face, but
there is something so extremely unmajestic in her little

diminutive figure, as to render her in comparison with the
elegant height of Matilda and Myself, an insignificant Dwarf.

Her curiosity to see us (which must have been great to bring her
more than four hundred miles) being now perfectly gratified, she

already begins to mention their return to town, and has desired
us to accompany her. We cannot refuse her request since it is

seconded by the commands of our Father, and thirded by the
entreaties of Mr. Fitzgerald who is certainly one of the most

pleasing young Men, I ever beheld. It is not yet determined when
we are to go, but when ever we do we shall certainly take our

little Louisa with us. Adeiu my dear Charlotte; Matilda unites in
best wishes to you, and Eloisa, with yours ever

M. L.
LETTER the SIXTH

LADY LESLEY to Miss CHARLOTTE LUTTERELL
Lesley-Castle March 20th

We arrived here my sweet Freind about a fortnight ago, and I
already heartilyrepent that I ever left our charming House in

Portman-square for such a dismal old weather-beaten Castle as
this. You can form no idea sufficientlyhideous, of its dungeon-

like form. It is actually perched upon a Rock to appearance so
totally inaccessible, that I expected to have been pulled up by a

rope; and sincerely repented having gratified my curiosity to
behold my Daughters at the expence of being obliged to enter

their prison in so dangerous and ridiculous a manner. But as
soon as I once found myself safely arrived in the inside of this

tremendous building, I comforted myself with the hope of having
my spirits revived, by the sight of two beautifull girls, such as

the Miss Lesleys had been represented to me, at Edinburgh. But
here again, I met with nothing but Disappointment and Surprise.

Matilda and Margaret Lesley are two great, tall, out of the way,
over-grown, girls, just of a proper size to inhabit a Castle

almost as large in comparison as themselves. I wish my dear
Charlotte that you could but behold these Scotch giants; I am

sure they would frighten you out of your wits. They will do very
well as foils to myself, so I have invited them to accompany me

to London where I hope to be in the course of a fortnight.
Besides these two fair Damsels, I found a little humoured Brat

here who I beleive is some relation to them, they told me who she
was, and gave me a long rigmerole story of her father and a Miss

SOMEBODY which I have entirely forgot. I hate scandal and detest
Children. I have been plagued ever since I came here with

tiresome visits from a parcel of Scotch wretches, with terrible
hard-names; they were so civil, gave me so many invitations, and

talked of coming again so soon, that I could not help affronting
them. I suppose I shall not see them any more, and yet as a

family party we are so stupid, that I do not know what to do with
myself. These girls have no Music, but Scotch airs, no Drawings

but Scotch Mountains, and no Books but Scotch Poems--and I hate
everything Scotch. In general I can spend half the Day at my

toilett with a great deal of pleasure, but why should I dress
here, since there is not a creature in the House whom I have any

wish to please. I have just had a conversation with my Brother in