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<p>5 were out of the way, owing to one of those mistakes<lb/> | |||
which, where it is possible, you know I always make.<lb/> | |||
We took the wrong road from Basingstoke, and so had<lb/> | |||
to cross the country from Popham lane, through<lb/> | |||
Steventon &c to Preston.</p> | |||
<p>I don't know whether it was before your departure<lb/> | |||
that my Uncle had given us an invitation. He treated<lb/> | |||
us with great civility and kindness: and owing to his pressing<lb/> | |||
we <sic>staid</sic> till the Monday following (last Monday<lb/> | |||
se'nnight) instead if one or 2 days as we had proposed.</p> | |||
<p>He entertained us, (Sam in particular) with the sight<lb/> | |||
of M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Portal's Paper-Mills: and we were to have<lb/> | |||
gone to Baghurst, to take a view once more of the<lb/> | |||
old place, but could not get permission of the<lb/> | |||
weather. M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> Riley was there, which I was<lb/> | |||
pleased to find, as I was afraid of his putting himself<lb/> | |||
to the inconvenience of sending her away, and as<lb/> | |||
it was a kind of confidence that may serve for the<lb/> | |||
future to banish a number of little disagreable reserves.<lb/> | |||
She appeared in every respect as mistress of the house<lb/> | |||
and <del>now and then</del> <add>once or twice</add> according to Sam's observation, the</p> | |||
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5 were out of the way, owing to one of those mistakes
which, where it is possible, you know I always make.
We took the wrong road from Basingstoke, and so had
to cross the country from Popham lane, through
Steventon &c to Preston.
I don't know whether it was before your departure
that my Uncle had given us an invitation. He treated
us with great civility and kindness: and owing to his pressing
we staid till the Monday following (last Monday
se'nnight) instead if one or 2 days as we had proposed.
He entertained us, (Sam in particular) with the sight
of Mr Portal's Paper-Mills: and we were to have
gone to Baghurst, to take a view once more of the
old place, but could not get permission of the
weather. Mrs Riley was there, which I was
pleased to find, as I was afraid of his putting himself
to the inconvenience of sending her away, and as
it was a kind of confidence that may serve for the
future to banish a number of little disagreable reserves.
She appeared in every respect as mistress of the house
and now and then once or twice according to Sam's observation, the
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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