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Your description of your voyage, my dear Harriet, made me shudder. Possibly, as you observe, your fears, and your inexperience of the sea, might magnify the

danger; but, if you have painted from nature, the scene must, I think, appear very tremenduous to any person. Heaven be thanked, you escaped in safety! I shall be glad when you are returned to England, for my mind will not be thoroughly at ease till then. – The period of our meeting seems now fixed at a painful distance, and I am, consequently, again much disappointed at being obliged to renounce all expectation of seeing you the ensuing winter in Chatham-place.

I have heard and read much of the salubrity of the air of Nice, which I hope will be/ proved by the restoration of the health of those so justly dear to you as Sir Edward and Mr. Watson; the satisfaction you will derive from that circumstance will enter into my heart, since my affection leads me to divide with you equally your joys and sorrows: may it be long ere you experience the latter!

Our party here is quite broken up; the most pleasing part of our society have left us – my father and my cousin Charles. The former left us yesterday morning; an occurrence in business obliged his head clerk to dispatch an express for him. Before his departure, it was agreed that I should spend a month with Mr. and Mrs. Clements, at their house at Leeds, for which place we set off tomorrow. They, in return, are to accompany me to London, and stay a few weeks. Lord and Lady Castleton are still here, and purpose staying another month, after which they intend going over to the Continent for the winter.

It is peculiarly unfortunate to me, Harriet, that you are at such a distance; I want you to aid me in developing the motives of Charles Montgomery's behavior towards me./I know not what construction to put upon it.