Your harp is arrived, and for the
honour of Ireland, I must tell you, it is very much admired and quite
beautiful. Lady Aberdeen played on it for
an hour, last night, and thought it very good, almost as
good
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The Baron’s Court field flowers were very well received; but as Frances is thanking you herself I have nothing more to say. The harp suffered a little in the journey; but I shall, I hope, be able to get it repaired.
I went to Miller, the day before yesterday, and was as civil as possible to him; paid him many compliments upon his liberality to people of genius; talked of Walter Scott, and proposed his publishing your new novel, saying, you expected five hundred pounds for it; but I do not think he answered as your proud spirit would quite like, for he said he would not purchase a novel from any one in the United Kingdom (nor did he except Walter Scott) without reading it first; and, in short, I did not proceed, for I know how high Glorvina is, and I was satisfied he was not the person who was to introduce her Missionary. He is, however, to be in Dublin in three weeks, and I was to give him a letter to you; but I did not, as I am sure he can find you out in Dublin.
I shall be very happy, I assure you, to see you when you
come to England, nor do I at present see any thing that would make it necessary
for me to say, “your hour is not come.” I know of nothing that
could, except what I trust in God will not occur—the illness of those
dear to me. I have seen your
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If you knew how much I am hurried, and what a pain I have in my shoulder from the rheumatism, you would say, I was very good to write to-day; but I had those things I wished to express immediately—my failure with Miller, my admiration of the harp, and that I shall have great pleasure in seeing you here whenever you come.
