Whenever I seem proud, Mrs Jenkins, I beg of you to put me in
mind of the condition I was in, when I first saw you between
Chippenham and Marlborough.'
When this momentous affair was discussed to the satisfaction of
all parties concerned, the weather being dry, the ladies declined
the carriage; so that we walked all together to Mr Dennison's
house, where we found the tea ready prepared by his lady, an
amiable matron, who received us with all the benevolence of
hospitality. The house is old fashioned and irregular, but
lodgeable and commodious. To the south it has the river in front,
at the distance of a hundred paces; and on the north, there is a
rising ground covered with an agreeable plantation; the greens
and walks are kept in the nicest order, and all is rural and
romantic. I have not yet seen the young gentleman, who is on a
visit to a friend in the neighbourhood, from whose house he is
not expected 'till to-morrow.
In the mean time, as there is a man going to the next market town
with letters for the post, I take this opportunity to send you
the history of this day, which has been remarkably full of
adventures; and you will own I give you them like a beef-steak at
Dolly's, hot and hot, without ceremony and parade, just as they
come from the recollection of
Yours,
J.
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