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3 / 38th month 6th 1825
I must steal a moment
in which to continue my journal if
it were only to make Mary ashamed
of her indolence --
I had flatterd myself That our Reverend friend of patient memory was offended past forgiveness but my segacity was never more at fault -- beleive I shall now cease to calculate upon such a result -- the evening after my last was written the youth aforesaid made his appearance, book in hand apparently utterly ignorant that I had voluntarily absented myself during hislast three last visits -- but the
"Vexation of vexations" was that Ann
T_ should come then of all other times
to spend the evening -- she had
calld Fitzray -- Marcus -- in the morning
-- & would scarcely beleive my
assertions to the contrary --
how
8<sup>th</sup> month 6<sup>th</sup> 1825
<p-bgn>I must steal a moment
in which to continue my journal if
it were only to make Mary ashamed
of her indolence --<p-end>
<p-bgn>I had flatterd myself
That our Reverend friend of patient
memory was offended past forgiveness
but my segacity was never more
at fault -- beleive I shall now
cease to calculate upon such a
result -- the evening after my last
was written the youth aforesaid
made his appearance,<und> book in hand</und>
apparently utterly ignorant that I
had voluntarily absented myself during
his <del>last</del> three last visits -- but the
"Vexation of vexations" was that Ann
T_ should come then of all other times
to spend the evening -- she had
calld Fitzray -- Marcus -- in the morning
-- & would scarcely beleive my
assertions to the contrary --
how
I had flatterd myself That our Reverend friend of patient memory was offended past forgiveness but my segacity was never more at fault -- beleive I shall now cease to calculate upon such a result -- the evening after my last was written the youth aforesaid made his appearance, book in hand apparently utterly ignorant that I had voluntarily absented myself during his
<p-bgn>I must steal a moment
in which to continue my journal if
it were only to make Mary ashamed
of her indolence --<p-end>
<p-bgn>I had flatterd myself
That our Reverend friend of patient
memory was offended past forgiveness
but my segacity was never more
at fault -- beleive I shall now
cease to calculate upon such a
result -- the evening after my last
was written the youth aforesaid
made his appearance,<und> book in hand</und>
apparently utterly ignorant that I
had voluntarily absented myself during
his <del>last</del> three last visits -- but the
"Vexation of vexations" was that Ann
T_ should come then of all other times
to spend the evening -- she had
calld Fitzray -- Marcus -- in the morning
-- & would scarcely beleive my
assertions to the contrary --
how
provoking that these children should
continually have fresh food for their folly --
6th day morning a very pleasant -- I might almost add interesting & agreeable visit from Anna H -- She did not know that you had left P_ seemd quite the cousin Anna -- I had known in the days of other years -- invited me to visit them & very politely offerd me an asylum, in my present desolate & forsaken condition -- What a surprizing effect Aunt Jane's absence produces
-- In the afternoonI suddenly
my friend Mary W. astonish'd me
not a little by making her
appearance at Sans Souci after
such an age of forgetfulness --
very pleasant evening with
her -- she insists upon my spending
a week at Woodbury -- but, as usual
I decline the invitation -- this
month at least it would be out
provoking that these children should
continually have fresh food for their folly --<p-end>
<p-bgn>6th day morning a very pleasant --
I might almost add interesting &
agreeable visit from Anna H --
She did not know that you had
left P_ seemd quite the <und>cousin</und>
<und>Anna</und> -- I had known in the
days of other years -- invited me
to visit them & very politely
offerd me an asylum, in my
present desolate & forsaken condition --
What a surprizing
effect Aunt Jane's absence produces<p-end>
<p-bgn>-- In the afternoon <del>I suddenly</del>
my friend Mary W. astonish'd me
not a little by making her
appearance at Sans Souci after
such an age of forgetfulness --
very pleasant evening with
her -- she insists upon my spending
a week at Woodbury -- but, as usual
I decline the invitation -- this
month at least it would be out
6th day morning a very pleasant -- I might almost add interesting & agreeable visit from Anna H -- She did not know that you had left P_ seemd quite the cousin Anna -- I had known in the days of other years -- invited me to visit them & very politely offerd me an asylum, in my present desolate & forsaken condition -- What a surprizing effect Aunt Jane's absence produces
-- In the afternoon
continually have fresh food for their folly --<p-end>
<p-bgn>6th day morning a very pleasant --
I might almost add interesting &
agreeable visit from Anna H --
She did not know that you had
left P_ seemd quite the <und>cousin</und>
<und>Anna</und> -- I had known in the
days of other years -- invited me
to visit them & very politely
offerd me an asylum, in my
present desolate & forsaken condition --
What a surprizing
effect Aunt Jane's absence produces<p-end>
<p-bgn>-- In the afternoon <del>I suddenly</del>
my friend Mary W. astonish'd me
not a little by making her
appearance at Sans Souci after
such an age of forgetfulness --
very pleasant evening with
her -- she insists upon my spending
a week at Woodbury -- but, as usual
I decline the invitation -- this
month at least it would be out
of the question if we go to Sh_
and to Burlington --
Mon pere has told you that Marcus came again & brought tidings of your movements -- but Father can enlarge upon his visit -- as he received & entertained him --
Please give my love to Anne I should have enjoyd spending [?] __day[?] with her -- but under existing[?] [?] a circumstances I cannot think of it = -- not yet determined where I shall take up my abode -- have thought of going to Cousin Jane's --
It is well you concluded not to Return -- for the wandering Philologist has not been heard of since I last wrote -- of the question if we go to Sh_
and to Burlington --<p-end>
<p-bgn><for>Mon pere</for> has told you that Marcus
came again & brought tidings of
your movements -- but Father can
enlarge upon his visit -- as he received
& entertained him --<p-end>
<p-bgn>Please give my love to Anne
I should have enjoyd spending
<ill> <unclear>__day</unclear> <und>with her</und> -- but under <unclear>existing</unclear> <ill> a <note>torn from other page</note>
circumstances I cannot think
of it = -- not yet determined where
I shall take up my abode -- have
thought of going to Cousin Jane's --<p-end>
<p-bgn>It is well you concluded not to
Return -- for the wandering Philologist
has not been heard of since I last wrote --
Mon pere has told you that Marcus came again & brought tidings of your movements -- but Father can enlarge upon his visit -- as he received & entertained him --
Please give my love to Anne I should have enjoyd spending [?] __day[?] with her -- but under existing[?] [?] a circumstances I cannot think of it = -- not yet determined where I shall take up my abode -- have thought of going to Cousin Jane's --
It is well you concluded not to Return -- for the wandering Philologist has not been heard of since I last wrote -- of the question if we go to Sh_
and to Burlington --<p-end>
<p-bgn><for>Mon pere</for> has told you that Marcus
came again & brought tidings of
your movements -- but Father can
enlarge upon his visit -- as he received
& entertained him --<p-end>
<p-bgn>Please give my love to Anne
I should have enjoyd spending
<ill> <unclear>__day</unclear> <und>with her</und> -- but under <unclear>existing</unclear> <ill> a <note>torn from other page</note>
circumstances I cannot think
of it = -- not yet determined where
I shall take up my abode -- have
thought of going to Cousin Jane's --<p-end>
<p-bgn>It is well you concluded not to
Return -- for the wandering Philologist
has not been heard of since I last wrote --