LETTER：ToW。D。B。
LONDON，December30，1847
DearW。：Yourfatherleftmeonthe18thtogotoParis。Thisisthebestofallseasonsforhimtobethere，fortheMinistersarealloutoftownatChristmas，andinPariseverythingisatitsheight。Myfriendsareverykindtome——thosewhoremainintown……OnedayIdinedatSirFrancisSimpkinson’sandfoundapleasantparty。LadySimpkinsonisasisterofLadyFranklin，whomIwasverygladtomeet，asshehasbeeninAmericaandknowsmanyAmericans，Mrs。Kirklandforone……ThenIhavepassedoneeveningforthefirsttimeatMr。Tagent’s，theUnitarianclergyman，whereImetmanyoftheliterarypeoplewhoareoutofthegreatworld，andyetverydesirabletosee。
There，too，ImettheMissesCushman，CharlotteandSusan，whoattendhischurch。Iwasverymuchpleasedwithbothofthem。I
haveneverseenthemplay，buttheywillsendmealistoftheirpartsattheirnextengagementandIshallcertainlygotohearthem。TheyareofOldColonydescent（fromElderCushman），andhaveverymuchoftheNewEnglandcharacter，culture，andgoodsense。OnMondayIdinedatSirEdwardCodrington’s，theheroofNavarino，withtheMarquisandMarchionessofQueensberry，andapartyofadmiralsandnavyofficers。OnTuesdayIdinedatLadyBraye’s，wherewereMr。Rogers，Dr。Holland，SirAugustusandLadyAlbiniaFoster，formerlyBritishMinistertotheUnitedStates。HecoulddescribeOURCOURT，ashecalledit，inthetimeofMadisonandMonroe。