Edgeworth (Maria) Autograph letter 2 pages 8vo, signed.

In these distressed times in these turbulent times when there may
be any excuses and examples enough of tenants refusing or declining
to pay every one of our

As the agent said to me beforehand. I am sure in the present cir-
cumstance they will madam - they loved him so - they really looked
upon him as fondly as/a pet child.

My dear Mary Holland I yesterday wrote to your brother and I
believe told him exactly this and all the same that I have said
to you - I have nothing else in my mind - and painful as the
return of the thoughts and feelings are it is a relief to pour them
out to those friends whom we XXX are sure sincerely sympathise
with us.

Remember me to your excellent warm hearted father and to Lucy -
Thank you my dear for the worsted socks which are very comfortable
to my habitual cold feet - they fit well- in my having taken them
in a little by a at the top. I want them when I lie down after
dinner and I shall think of you always when I put them on.

Edgeworths Town

April 13th 1829

My purposes dear madam in writing to you at this moment is
in the first place to introduce to you Monsieur L'Abbé
Lungan a neighbour and acquaintance of yours formerly and
now in the Irish College at Paris as one of the *Superiores*
He is a man of good manners, good character and good sense.
He was for some time at Dieppe establishing a college there
and was in good and grand society there in the summers when
the Duchess de Berri & her ladies were there. Of this he
has been giving us and may give you entertaining accounts.
He can also tell you of us whom he has recently seen and of
my brother Lovell's school. Whenever I introduce anybody to
you I like to give you some idea of what points of
conversation or mutual interest you are likely to find..
The Abbé Lungan is well apprized of my obligations to you.
If you should have any parcel of books to send me I think
the Abbé could find a way of forwarding them. I have never
recd the small volumes which you said you intended to send me
of the commencement of your series in 20 vols.

My next object in writing to you is to enquire whether
you have received a letter of immeasurable length which I
wrote to you (the 17th Feb ?) last and a packet sent from
Ireland 18th of February containing a small volume called
The Christmas Box in which there was a story of mine called

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Garryowen or The Snow-woman.

I simply wish to be assured that these things have
reached you. I by no means intend this as a reproach to you
for not writing nor as urging you to write more than two
lines just to say that you are satisfied with having heard
from me. I never want you to write from *ceremony* or
except when you have something particular to say. All the
rest is lost *line 6 working on* both parties. I *am working on* but very slowly —
for the public-*around* but I have so many other things to do
and such loads of letters to get through that I every night
go to bed dissatisfied with myself for having so little advanced
in my work. Often for a week not a line.

I am dear madam very *affect* sincerely your
affectte

Maria Edgworth.

My packet was directed according to your instructions
exactly as I now direct this letter.

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