The Letters of Jane Austen

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e place so soon by a week. Frank has received his appointment on board the "Captain John Gore," commanded by the "Triton," and will therefore be obliged to be in town on Wednesday; and though I

y to accommodate me. I have written to her again to-day, and desired her to answer it by return of post. On Tuesday, therefore, I shall positively know whether they can receive me on Wednesday. If they cannot, Edward has been so good as to promise to take me to Greenwich on the Monday fo

e to walk the hospitals, enter at the Temple, or mount guard at St. James'. It will hardly be in Frank

e have! It keeps one in a c

say that on a first view she quite answered the opinion I had formed of her. My mother, I am sure, will be d

be waiting for dead men's shoes. I had once determined to go with Frank to-morrow and take my chance, etc., but they dissuaded me from so rash a step as I really think on cons

an. Adieu, with best love to all your agreeable inmates. Don't let the Lloyds go on any account

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at Deptford. Frank is much pleased with the pro

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