She took care to answer it so that he should get
her letter on his arrival at Mr. Surbiton's house. She found out
Mr. Surbiton's address, and then gave a great deal of time to her
letter.
Letter No. 2.
Murray's Hotel, Green Street,
Thursday.
My Dear Lord Rufford,
As we are passing through London on our way from one purgatory with
the Gores to another purgatory with old Lady De Browne, and as
mamma is asleep in her chair opposite, and as I have nothing else
on earth to do, I think I might as well answer your letter. Poor
old Major! I am sorry for him, because he rode so bravely. I shall
never forget his face as he passed us, and again as he rose upon
his knee when that horrid blow came! How very odd that he should
have been like that, without any friends. What a terrible nuisance
to you! I think you were quite wise to come away. I am sure I
should have done so. I can't conceive what right Sir John Purefoy
can have had to say anything, for after all it was his doing. Do
you remember when you talked of my riding Jemima? When I think of
it I can hardly hold myself for shuddering.
It is so kind of you to think of me about Jack. I am never very
fond of Mistletoe. Don't you be mischievous now and tell the
Duchess I said so. But with Jack in the neighbourhood I can stand
even her Grace. I think I shall be there about the middle of
January but it must depend on all those people mamma is going to.
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