oh！thegold;andoh！theFrench——thesethreeoh’sallrankasdreadfulbugbears）andtwogirls……butanotherandtheworstofmybugbearsishereditaryweakness。AllmysistersarewellexceptMrs。Parker，whoismuchoutofhealth;andsoisErasmusathispooraverage:hehaslatelymovedintoQueenAnneStreet。Ihadheardoftheintendedmarriage（TotheRev。J。Hughes。）ofyoursisterFrances。IbelieveIhaveseenhersince，butmymemorytakesmebacksometwenty—fiveyears，whenshewaslyingdown。Irememberwellthedelightfulexpressionofhercountenance。I
mostsincerelywishherallhappiness。
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there。Ifeelsureschoolshavegreatlyimprovedsinceourdays;butI
hateschoolsandthewholesystemofbreakingthroughtheaffectionsofthefamilybyseparatingtheboyssoearlyinlife;butIseenohelp，anddarenotruntheriskofayouthbeingexposedtothetemptationsoftheworldwithouthavingundergonethemilderordealofagreatschool。