I cannot on such an occasion deny myself the pleasure of
expressing to you how much I am gratified by the compliment, and I can with
truth assure you that no one can feel it more strongly than,
Mary Somerville [née Fairfax] (1780-1872)
Mathematician and science writer, daughter of Admiral William George Fairfax (1739-1813)
and friend of Ada Byron; she spent her later years in Italy. She was twice married.