Page 2: seen Mary happier than when we invite her to instruct us on the pianoforte; where we might hear a jarring note, she hears only the opportunity for correction, which she relishes above all else. I am sorry to know that you have heard little from Lydia. She just departed from another lengthy stay with Jane, her purse replenished. I do not say so to be cruel, only to wish that she would follow her happiness rather than her pride and remove herself permanently from her unfortunate arrangement. If she would not find it so distasteful and unfashionable, I might ask if she would accompany me to America. Ah! The surprise is out, then: I have decided to accept your gracious offer. I will grieve to leave your — I presume to say “our” — sisters, and to cause my gentle brother to retrieve the scowl he put away upon wedding Lizzy. I will despair at