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Laycock Abbey
Friday
January 20^th

My dear Henry

I heard yesterday from Caroline ¹ she is very much pleased with her séjour ² at Twickenham & likes her beupère ³ very much. He has given her a beautiful pearl & emerald bracelet & Lady Brownlow ⁴ a necklace & earrings of large turquoises set in gold. Bello! ⁵ They were to settle in town yesterday. Mama ⁶ has spent the morning shopping with your constituents, & is just returned laden with goods. We dined yesterday at Bowood, ⁷ there was nobody but Miss Fox. ⁸ Write us word what you are about & where we are to direct. I hope you remembered to give my note faithfully to Miss Seymer.⁹

Think of there being primroses in flower, to-day in the shrubbery! such is the extraordinary mildness of the weather as the sun has it. Since I am reduced to this for lack of news I had better conclude this epistle which I only wrote to assure you that we are in perfect health & tolerable spirits & that

I in particular am your very aff^te sister
Horatia

Tell us all the news you hear to amuse us in our solitude.