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days know the quantum of: as also whether
two rich people are to whom she is
heiress, and what she may expect from
each. Her mother, I suppose, is one
of them. But pray, Mr Sir, what do
you mean by "heiress"? do you mean
that their assets must come to her
at all events, or only that they will
come to her, if they do nothing to
prevent it? Tell me in either case where
their estates, if in land, are situated that I may
find them in the maps and send me a map on which they may be found, if there be
such a one, marking <add> colouring the spot distinctly.
I suppose if they bring in a hundred a
year they will be as large as an
English county. And tell me the ages of the
Mother and the other friend. </add>
If these friends, or either of them
should come to at last, you and she
will of course be presented at Court
on the occasion of the marriage. If
so, it will probably find its way into
the Petersburgh Gazette. Would it
not be a great treat to Mrs Q.S.P.
if from thence or otherwise it could be made to
find its way into our Gazette? Could
not Sir James, by writing word of it
in a particular manner, ensure it
a place there? If I do not mistake
Frazer who when Under Secry. of
State wrote you your recommendations,
is writer of the Gazette. All
that is woman against woman, but independent of all
that, which is not worth crossing the threshold for, there may
be a real advantage in becoming the topic of conversation here on
a ground rather creditable than otherwise. It might contribute
to smooth the road for example to a Commissionership
should that be eligible.
You who know what a Castle-builder
I am, may imagine what a
number of Castles I am building
upon this ground. — Behold a specimen You, who want
to revisit England, and to have the
pleasure of showing it to the Princess
Beareoff or Oarsoff whatever her
name is, as likewise of shewing her
to your friends, pretend to yourself &
make yourself believe (though it is no
such thing) that a visit hither is necessary
necessary to your carrying on whatever
projects of improvement you may have
upon the anvil. The Princess, her
perhaps own revenue not being able to keep
her in cloaths, much less to pay the
expence of such a ramble, profers an
humble petition to the Princess Dowager,
A grant of 3 or 400 pounds
passes the seal: whereupon the Princess
attended by Sammy Sneak, &
the favourite lady of the bedchambers, visit
like the Princess of Babylon this once happy isle. Coming in summer,
they find nobody in London:
they stay therefore no longer than
just to take up Jerry Sneak. That
makes just a Coach-full, or in
short, as no Coach but the Q.S.P.ian
even travelled with less than 4 horses,
two Postchaises which would cost no
more. They then take a ramble
over England to look at Salt works,
Mines & Mechanisms.
They go first to Cornwall, taking
Bath in their way, and Bowood
in their way to Bath. In Cornwall
they visit Basssit with whom Cary
is intimately connected: and from
Bowood they get a heap of other
recommendations. From Cornwall
instead of returning to London, they
visit the copper mines in Gloucestershire,
then the salt works, which
I have seen at Northwich in Chester.
Not far from Chester is Manchester,
where liveth a very capital
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