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Lanelay ¹
Sep^r 13

My dear Henry

I am quite charmed with Wrights portrait ² & I think your groupes are very good tho’ Kits ³ face is a failure his figure is so natural lolling on the grass, at his wife’s feet of course, tho’ I cannot see her likeness I know her gown? I conclude the other Lady is your wife, the side figure is very like but not the full face in my opinion. ⁴ –

I shall be most grateful at your leisure to have a view of Carclew ⁵ why did you not have the blinds pulled up? the Chapel is a very pretty picture but the Gardeners house too natural! it is so completely covered with creepers. ⁶

Pray bestow one of your table covered with ornaments (& 2 lumps of sugar on the breakfast table ⁷) the house in Oxford is very good indeed. ⁸ I am quite puzzled about the other two portraits you sent I must confess they look older than any one I should have guessed them for.

I hope all are well at Lacock as you do not mention any one give my love to my Cousins all and Aunt ⁹ if you please.

Mamma ¹⁰ is pretty well she has still some remains of her Rheumatic attack & I am bent on getting her to try Bath this Autumn. Jane ¹¹ has great thoughts of trying it too by & bye. she is still in London.

M^r Nicholl ¹² has been appointed Judge Advocate in the handsomest manner by Sir Rob^t Peel ¹³ it is very gratifying to find him sought after to fill such a high situation his usefulness and cleverness are remembered by those who have known how much he can work & will work for the public

he was quite surprised as such a thing never entered his head & no place had been sought by him or his friends for him. he came down on Friday to see his Constituents & will be re-elected this week. –

I grudge sending Wrights portrait & am afraid it is greedy to ask for one for us but Mamma is just as fond of it!

I am your aff^ate
Coz Mary