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Fetcham Thursday Sept:r 12th 1776
Hon'd Sir
Yesterday I was again at Ripley; and fortune was again
perverse. To anticipate any company that might come in, and to give time
to Miss S. to get ready for riding, should she be disposed to it, I got thither
with my poor forlorn beast a little before 9. It was plain it was not
Miss S's original intention to ride out that day, as she came down to
breakfast in a gown: but upon my proposing it first to her Mama, and
afterwards as soon as Miss came into the room to herself, she came into
it at first word: gave orders to the Coachman to get up the horse, and as
soon as breakfast was over went up to put on her habit. The dressing
of her hair took up an uncommon length of time. Mrs B. apologized
for it, and assigned as a reason, that as they were going out to make a
visit in the afternoon, Miss was dressing her hair in such a manner
as that it might serve once for all. It was about 12 when Mrs B.
who had been above stairs for a few minutes, came down and told me
that Miss had been taken with the complaint she is subject to in her
stomach, that she had taken some of the Medicine she kept by her for the
purpose, but that she was afraid she would not able to ride out that day
Soon after Miss herself came into the room;, and mentioned her indisposition,
and said that under those circumstances she was afraid to venture
upon riding, as the motion she used to find of the horse was apt to make her worse.
I then thought it was time to take my leave: but first my business
was to endeavour to get them to appoint a time for coming over to
Fetcham. From what had passed when I was there before I really
thought they meant it; and indeed Mrs B. for it was she alone who spoke, acknowledged that I had reason. but when it came to a trial I had the misfortune
to find all I could say would not prevail. She assigned first
the length of the way, shortness of the days, and so forth; their expecting a
Lady who was to come and spend a fortnight with them soon, and who might
come so soon as Monday or Tuesday. When answers were given to all these objections At last she owned to be fearing
that she could not think of paying a visit to a single gentleman:
that indeed she it was not her custom to dine with any body, and that
her dining with my Mother was a particular exception to the rule.
I said that I was persuaded my Mother and you would meet them
at Fetcham with great pleasure, and that I would not expect them but
upon that condition: and when that would not do, pleading the disappointment it
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Jeremy Bentham |
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