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Chawton, Thursday (June 6).
By this time, my dearest Cassandra, you know Martha's plans. I was rather disappointed, I confess, to find that she could not leave town till[177] after ye 24th, as I had hoped to see you here the week before. The delay, however, is not great, and everything seems generally arranging itself for your return very comfortably.
I found Henry perfectly1 predisposed to bring you to London if agreeable to yourself; he has not fixed2 his day for going into Kent, but he must be back again before ye 20th. You may therefore think with something like certainty of the close of your Godmersham visit, and will have, I suppose, about a week for Sloane Street. He travels in his gig, and should the weather be tolerable I think you must have a delightful3 journey.
I have given up all idea of Miss Sharpe's travelling with you and Martha, for though you are both all compliance4 with my scheme, yet as you knock off a week from the end of her visit, and Martha rather more from the beginning, the thing is out of the question.
I have written to her to say that after the middle of July we shall be happy to receive her, and I have added a welcome if she could make her way hither directly, but I do not expect that she will. I have also sent our invitation to Cowes.
We are very sorry for the disappointment you have all had in Lady B.'s illness; but a division of the proposed party is with you by this time, and I hope may have brought you a better account of the rest.
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Give my love and thanks to Harriot, who has written me charming things of your looks, and diverted me very much by poor Mrs. C. Milles's continued perplexity.
I had a few lines from Henry on Tuesday to prepare us for himself and his friend, and by the time that I had made the sumptuous5 provision of a neck of mutton on the occasion, they drove into the court; but lest you should not immediately recollect6 in how many hours a neck of mutton may be certainly procured
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